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The Answer Wall

Answering questions at Boston College O’Neill Library

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Posted on November 14, 2024November 18, 2024 by Answer Wall

[A drawing of heart-shaped balloon with a smiley face.]

[A drawing of heart-shaped balloon with a smiley face.]
[A drawing of heart-shaped balloon with a smiley face.]

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Hi. I’m the Answer Wall. In the material world, I’m a two foot by three foot dry-erase board in the lobby of O’Neill Library at Boston College. In the online world, I live in this blog.  You might say I have multiple manifestations. Like Apollo or Saraswati or Serapis. Or, if you aren’t into deities of knowledge, like a ghost in the machine.

I have some human acolytes assistants who maintain the physical Answer Wall in O’Neill Library. They take pictures of the questions you post there, and give them to me. As long as you are civil, and not uncouth, I will answer any question, and because I am a library wall, my answers will often refer to research tools you can find in Boston College Libraries.

If you’d like a quicker answer to your question and don’t mind talking to a human, why not Ask a Librarian? Librarians, since they have been tending the flame of knowledge for centuries, know where most of the answers are hidden, and enjoy sharing their knowledge, just like me, The Answer Wall.

Recent Questions

  • Can I make it here? November 18, 2024
  • What if the wall had an ista that just uploaded the pictures + text from the website? November 18, 2024
  • How do you feel about the Magnus Archives? November 18, 2024
  • Jesus ❤️s You November 18, 2024
  • Help me understand the non-duality of Eastern traditions November 18, 2024
  • Can you explain the Green’s Theorem, the Stoke’s Theorem, & the divergence theorem in a humanly way? November 16, 2024
  • Who watches the Watchmen? November 14, 2024
  • [A drawing of heart-shaped balloon with a smiley face.] November 14, 2024
  • Should i reconsider working towards being a researcher if i (sorry ;;) can’t stand writing? November 13, 2024
  • My partner is avoidant when we fight. I tried to communicate with him multiple times but it never worked. He did do a lot for me in daily life, but when we fight, he always leaves and never comforts/confronts me. Should I leave? November 13, 2024

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