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Confessions of an Introvert 0
- Culture
- June 16, 2016
Being an introvert has always been seen as a challenge to many people. Despite the fact that there are millions of introverts in the world, many extroverts still look puzzled at us, shocked with our behavior and choices. However, we still enjoy their company and wish they could understand us better so to avoid stress and misunderstandings. So
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Jane Austen Vindicates the Rights of Women 0
- Culture
- June 16, 2016
Jane Austen’s Lady Susan is a wrecking ball in petticoats. The main character of the new film Love and Friendship, drawn from Jane Austen’s novella Lady Susan, is a widowed mother of a marriageable daughter. She is also widely known as “the most accomplished Coquette in England.” She has a married lover. She seduces wealthy young men
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Latin America: Way more violent than the U.S.0
- Culture
- June 16, 2016
InSight Crime is “a foundation dedicated to the study of the principal threat to national and citizen security in Latin America and the Caribbean: organized crime.” Toward that end, the foundation put together a fascinating chart comparing the homicide rate between the various countries of Latin America and the Caribbean. Here it is: Regarding the
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Alien Contact ‘Likely’ in 1,500 Years, Astronomer Says 2
- Science
- June 16, 2016
A Cornell student will present an analysis in San Diego on Friday that contact with intelligent life in our galaxy becomes likely in about 1,500 years. “We haven’t heard from aliens yet, as space is a big place – but that doesn’t mean no one is out there,” said Cornell student Evan Solomonides. “It’s possible
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Campus Institutes 24/7 Surveillance of Students 0
- Culture
- June 16, 2016
Always ahead of the curve when it comes to getting top academic performances, China seems to have found a new way to make their students serious about studying. Their latest secret to success? Surveillance cameras. As The Guardian describes it: “A university in central China has reportedly been using surveillance cameras to monitor virtually every
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Being ‘Wise’ is better than Being ‘Smart’1
- Culture
- June 16, 2016
David Freedman reports in this month’s issue of The Atlantic that there’s a “war on stupid people” in America today: “As recently as the 1950s, possessing only middling intelligence was not likely to severely limit your life’s trajectory. IQ wasn’t a big factor in whom you married, where you lived, or what others thought of you.
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Confessions of an Introvert 0