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Why So Many Lovers Don’t ‘Grow Old with Me’0
- Culture
- February 14, 2018
When holidays like Valentine’s Day come upon us, it seems like every other news article has something to do with the escalation of one-night stands via Tinder, the state of divorce rates, and the ways one can know if an individual is “the one.” So when an article tackles long-term, consistent love – what many
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Confabulation: Why Telling Ourselves Stories Makes Us Feel Ok 0
- Science
- February 13, 2018
In a now classic experiment, the psychologists Richard E Nisbett and Timothy Wilson at the University of Michigan laid out a range of items, such as pairs of stockings, and asked people to select one. Participants consistently preferred the items on their most right-hand side. But when they were asked to explain their choices, they
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The ‘Real’ St. Valentine Was No Patron of Love 0
- Culture
- February 13, 2018
On Feb. 14, sweethearts of all ages will exchange cards, flowers, candy, and more lavish gifts in the name of St. Valentine. But as a historian of Christianity, I can tell you that at the root of our modern holiday is a beautiful fiction. St. Valentine was no lover or patron of love. Valentine’s Day,
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Should Schools Purge Literary Classics From Reading Lists Because Students Feel ‘Uncomfortable’?0
- Education
- February 13, 2018
The English writer George Orwell once observed that the “most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history.” This idea is working itself out in one of Minnesota’s largest school districts. A decision to pull two of the most influential novels in recent American history, To Kill
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Children Are the UN’s ‘Secret Weapon’ Against Climate Change 0
- Education
- February 13, 2018
The United Nations is an outspoken proponent of taking action against global warming, and enlisting youth organizations to participate in the cause has long been part of their strategy. Recently, however, UN panelists explained that getting young people involved against climate change isn’t just important. Rather, it was described as “one of the most effective
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School Tells Girls They Can’t Say ‘No’ When Asked to Dance….Because Inclusivity 0
- Culture
- February 13, 2018
Have you ever noticed that living in a politically correct world is akin to navigating a field of landmines? The truth of this metaphor recently made itself apparent in the realm of Valentine-themed dances. The first instance occurred in a New York elementary school, which cancelled its father-daughter dance because it failed to
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Why So Many Lovers Don’t ‘Grow Old with Me’0