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Study of National Differences requires Tough-Mindedness 0
- Culture
- May 23, 2016
Ruth Benedict was a cultural anthropologist enlisted during World War II to help American leadership better understand the cultural attitudes and thinking of the Japanese. In 1946 she published her findings and views on the topic in The Chrysanthemum and the Sword. While much of the book covers the Japanese, it also provides many nuggets
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Why the Sex-Selective Abortion Debate Scares Feminists 0
- Culture
- May 23, 2016
It’s been a quarter century since Harvard economist Amartya Sen published research showing that more than 100 million women were “missing” from the global population. Where were they? Two decades later, the answer to that question became clearer. In her Pulitzer Prize finalist book Unnatural Selection, Mara Hvistendahl detailed how females around the world were
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Report: GMO Food is Safe to Eat, But…0
- Culture
- May 23, 2016
According to a newly-released report from the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), crops grown as genetically modified organisms are safe to eat. Since NAS is probably America’s most prestigious scientific society, that could help tamp down some of the hysteria about the issue. I say ‘could’ because, according to an NPR story discussing the report’s release,
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Is Harvard’s New ‘Center of Happiness’ Quixotic?0
- Culture
- May 23, 2016
The Harvard Gazette reported last month that it’s school of public health will create a new center to study happiness. The center, created with a $21 million gift, will research how negative social circumstances—poverty, insecurity, poor social relationships, etc.—can impact happiness, as well as the following areas: Identifying and developing a measurement instrument—a positive
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Whoa. Are Law Schools Testing the Apprenticeship Model?0
- Education
- May 23, 2016
With the rising cost of college and the decline of skilled workers, the idea of apprenticeship has been catching on as a worthy higher education alternative. After all, who wouldn’t want the opportunity to earn money while learning, gain hands-on experience, and get a foot in the job field of their choice? The idea of
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How Pagan Writings Convinced a Famous Atheist to Convert to Christianity 0
- Culture
- May 23, 2016
Late last week, the New York Times reported on a new academic chair at the University of Miami. The chair will foster “the study of atheism, humanism and secular ethics,” and is thought to be the first of its kind in the nation. According to the Times, the establishment of such a chair reflects the
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