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- ↑ Masthead, Tucson Weekly
- ↑ "Stony Brook Philosophy Doctorates, Dissertations, and Degree Dates" SUNY Stony Brook website
- ↑ A Forked World at IMDb
- ↑ "Kant Attack Ad" on YouTube
- ↑ Sullivan, Andrew (December 10, 2007) "I guess I'm a nerd..." The Atlantic