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Nancy E. Shaffer has been an experimental psychologist, a philosopher, and a software developer. She taught history and philosophy of science at Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec and the University of Nebraska Omaha.

Her philosophical work has appeared in the journal Philosophy of Science and her pop-culture philosophy website, All Things Philosophical on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel: the Series.

Her first novel, Dis/inhbition, turns a state university lab into an emotional crucible for exploring the complex relationship between a young neuroscientist and her mentor. Nancy is currently working on the first novel of a science fiction series, Aethersphere.

She currently resides in Tempe, Arizona. ...more

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There has been a lot of talk lately about White privilege and its blinders, but I’d like to talk about Middle class privilege. In mid-March, the CEO of my employer sent home all employees not already working remotely. At the time, I found the move ridiculous and a little paranoid. I was barely following the COVID19 news. I barely follow the news. The news gives me anxiety at worst and bores me at

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