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Einstein on the Key to Learning Anything 0
- Education
- December 9, 2016
Albert Einstein was a much better student than conventional wisdom would have you believe. The popular myth that Einstein was a poor student belies the truth: he was a math prodigy before the age of 12. Records reveal that young Albert was “remarkably gifted” in algebra and physics, scored high marks in Greek and Latin,
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The Evolution of King Arthur 3
- Education
- December 9, 2016
The early trailers for Guy Ritchie’s King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017) were released last (northern) summer, which means my favourite season in life as a medievalist academic is coming: the season of The Truth About King Arthur. It doesn’t matter if the movie itself is good or bad: the question I will be
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Why Don’t More People Teach Manners?0
- Culture
- December 9, 2016
As I was walking out the door of a CVS last week, a woman walked right into a man standing in place and kept going without a word. The man was visibly perturbed, and finally after a few seconds asked with exasperation, “Could you please just say ‘I’m sorry?’” He sounded desperate, as if in
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Whatever Happened to ‘Go Outside and Play’?0
- Culture
- December 9, 2016
CNN recently ran an article in which a number of older, more experienced mothers weighed in on the difference between raising children today and raising them 30 to 50 years ago. Each of the mothers contributed interesting insight, but veteran mother Judy Wallace hit upon one of the big elephants looming in the realm of
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NYT Publishes Fake News Story on Safe Spaces 0
- Culture
- December 9, 2016
One of the top stories at the New York Times on Thursday was a feature with this headline: “On Campus, Trump Fans Say They Need ‘Safe Spaces.’” Via the New York Times: Amanda Delekta, a sophomore at the University of Michigan and political director of the College Republicans, was ecstatic when her candidate, Donald J.
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People Can’t Stop Talking About ‘Post-Truth’; So what is it?0
- Culture
- December 9, 2016
It’s official, folks: the Oxford Dictionaries Word of the Year is ‘post-truth’. What is the meaning of this Orwellian-esque concept? The definition appears straightforward: “relating to or denoting circumstances in which objective facts are less influential in shaping public opinion than appeals to emotion and personal belief.” The term ‘post-truth’ isn’t new though. It’s been
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Einstein on the Key to Learning Anything 0