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Gandhi’s Warm Letter to Hitler 0
- History
- April 4, 2016
It’s safe to say that Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi is one of the most revered figures of the twentieth century. His method of patient, peaceful resistance to British colonial rule proved both wise and effective. He said many beautiful things, demonstrated powerful discipline, and was a deeply spiritual man. The full picture of Gandhi goes beyond
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College Isn’t for Everyone 0
- Culture
- April 4, 2016
The best way to help a kid climb out of poverty and into the middle class is through a college education, right? At least, that’s what we’ve been told. But in our quest to get more impoverished kids into college, have we actually doomed them to a life of greater poverty? That’s a question explored
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What makes an American? (Part 2)0
- Culture
- April 4, 2016
In the movie Bridge of Spies, James Donovan, the lawyer tasked with the legal defense of a Soviet spy during the Cold War, makes the argument to a CIA operative that what makes us Americans is our agreement about the Rule Book, the Constitution. As seen in movie clip above, Donovan states: “Just one thing
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How Did Ancient Humans Interpret Eclipses?0
- History
- April 4, 2016
For the vast majority of history, people freaked out about eclipses. Ancient peoples in particular often could not rationally explain eclipses. Unsurprisingly, it was not uncommon to say the eerie, celestial phenomena foretold doom: floods, pestilence and famine. The earliest record of an eclipse we have comes from clay tablets unearthed from the ancient Sumerian
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Myth: Medievals Thought the World was Flat 0
- Science
- April 1, 2016
Science got started much earlier than you think. Consider the example of the sphericity of the earth: “There never was a period of ‘flat earth darkness’ among scholars (regardless of how many uneducated people may have conceptualized our planet both then and now). Greek knowledge of sphericity never faded, and all major medieval scholars accepted
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Study: Women are Biased AGAINST Short Men 0
- Culture
- April 1, 2016
Researchers concluded that short men face statistically significant handicaps in the areas of education, occupation, income, and the ability to attract women. A study released in March, conducted by BMJ, a healthcare knowledge provider based in the United Kingdom, analyzed five criteria: education, degree level education, job class, annual household income, and Townsend deprivation index.
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