If you’re a responsible scientist, you shouldn’t adopt just one worldview. In this age of tolerance and diversity, that ought to be easy to see. Of course you do need to make a few assumptions. You need to assume that there are laws of nature—whatever they turn out to be—and that they are safe generalizations
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In 2004, the North Korean government launched one of the oddest television campaigns in recent history: “Let’s trim our hair in accordance with the socialist lifestyle.” Accompanied by radio and print ads, the five-part TV series urged North Korean men to wear their hair short. State-approved haircuts, the campaign explained, ranged in length from one
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The 2016 election has been marked by contention and wild twists and turns. It has also been marked by a myriad of debates, in which candidates do their best to attack their opponents and set themselves apart from the pack. In this respect, these debates are not much different from the famous Lincoln-Douglas debates which
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About a decade ago I became interested in the Myers-Briggs personality test. For those unfamiliar, the test is essentially a psychological profile examination designed to categorize people into one of 16 distinct personality “types.” It takes about 10 minutes to complete. The test was created by Katharine Cook Briggs and her daughter Isabella Briggs Myers
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I admit it. I went online trying to find people spewing venom about Treasury Secretary Jack Lew’s decision to replace Andrew Jackson’s image on the $20 with that of Harriet Tubman. Alas, I’m having a hard time finding any. Oh, I’m sure there will be a few people that will find fault in the decision.
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It’s an interesting phrase that we’ve all heard at one point or another in life, “Don’t you talk back to me!” Usually when we’re young and just starting to figure things out for ourselves, questioning everything and not accepting any answer without a deserved explanation as to why. Yes, it can get annoying dealing with
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