Samuel Putnam

= Canon =

Fall 2010

 * Puzzles &amp; Paradoxes


 * High Spirits: Reading and Writing About Spiritual Experiences


 * Other Minds


 * Elementary Arabic I (UMass)

Spring 2011

 * The American Encounter with Arab Nationalism


 * Extremophiles


 * Social Cognition


 * Elementary Arabic II (UMass)

Fall 2011

 * Things That Go Bump in the Night


 * Cognitive Development


 * Science in the Islamic World: From Almagest to the Islamic Bomb


 * Intermediate Arabic I (UMass)

Spring 2012

 * Brain &amp; Cognition I


 * Brain &amp; Cognition II: Electrophysiology of Mind


 * Public Diplomacy


 * Intermediate Arabic II (UMass)


 * Aikido

= Apocrypha =

"Questions are like a ring of keys..." -Not Sam

Samuel Putnam is a quiet wizard who is currently a fourth semester at Hampshire College. He resides in the magical and mystical Enfield 63 with, Micah Savitzky and a few other people. He can often be found meditating and learning about all the mysteries of the universe. He is also an accomplished hypnotist and has frequently been refered to as Hypnotist Sam or Micah's Sam. Sam knows there is more to life than just magic though and so he is also a mad scientist, albeit a lazy one. His favorite science seems to be the science of the psychological persuasion, though he has been known to add the para- prefix to this on occasion. Sam hopes one day to hack the human mind.

When Sam is not hiding in his room praciting his magic (or his violin) and holding fire, he can usually be spotted in a dark corner of SAGA. This is where he was when the persistant Megan McGrath found him and made friends with him.*** Through this connection Sam came to have a disciple by the name of Lesley Evans, who is currently learning under him about meditation and magic. Sam is also learning palmistry because he's a super magical wizard.


 * Unbeknownst to the persistent Megan McGrath, Sam actually sits alone as a social tactic, whereby he meets, for the most part, the particular ilk of people who tend to venture into dark corners and fraternize with the apparently lonely. As such, she is the first recorded to have approached Sam, but by no means the first to have approached.

Like all wizards Sam is full of man many secrets. For example: There are no secrets. He likes Arabic, and dark colors. Also cats. He really likes cats.

Sam is a lazy man, but an amazing wizard. Respect his magic.