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  • 8 Climate Change Questions Scientists Should Be Asking

    8 Climate Change Questions Scientists Should Be Asking0

    Dr. Arturo Casadevall and Dr. Ferric C. Fang correctly distilled down the scientific method into a five word query: “but what if I’m wrong?” One would hope that as these two microbiologists step out of the comfort zone of their field into the politically charged and messaging-driven world of environmental science and policy they ask

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  • 8 Characteristics of a Rational Soul

    8 Characteristics of a Rational Soul0

    Marcus Aurelius (121-180 A.D.), the last of Rome’s Five Great Emperors, was in many ways the paradigm of Plato’s philosopher king. His Meditations (essentially a diary written for himself) reveal a man striving for peace through wisdom, self-control, and stoical acceptance. One theme that runs through Meditations is the power of human reason and its ability to harness

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  • 8 Astute Comments from Aldous Huxley

    8 Astute Comments from Aldous Huxley0

    1. “Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.”   2. “There’s only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that’s your own self.”   3. “That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons that history

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  • 75 Years Later, Isaac Asimov’s Three Laws of Robotics Need Updating

    75 Years Later, Isaac Asimov’s Three Laws of Robotics Need Updating0

    When science fiction author Isaac Asimov devised his Three Laws of Robotics he was thinking about androids. He envisioned a world where these human-like robots would act like servants and would need a set of programming rules to prevent them from causing harm. But in the 75 years since the publication of the first story

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  • 70% of Divorces Initiated by Women – Here Are the Results

    70% of Divorces Initiated by Women – Here Are the Results21

    ‘Tis the season for weddings, and chances are the next several weeks will find many of us sitting in a lovely venue, decked in our best, watching a man and a woman pledge themselves to one another for better for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health. The good news is that

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  • 7 Ways to Teach Civil Discourse to Students

    7 Ways to Teach Civil Discourse to Students0

    If young people are to engage in democracy and society, young people need to learn how to respectfully disagree. Yet, educators often find it challenging to lead discussions on contentious issues. Based on my experience as a middle school social studies educator, I’ve discovered that there are ways teachers and others who work with young

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