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  • Something Pro-Life and Pro-Choice People Can Agree On?

    Something Pro-Life and Pro-Choice People Can Agree On?0

    This week, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump suggested during an interview with MSNBC’s Chris Matthews that women who have abortions should be “punished” in some form. Of course, that evoked outrage from pro-choice voters. But it also riled most pro-life voters, too. It’s important to understand why, if only to keep our facts straight. The

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  • Psychologist: TV ‘Rapes’ our Mind

    Psychologist: TV ‘Rapes’ our Mind0

    According to The Nielsen Company’s “The Total Audience Report” for the 3rd quarter of 2015, the average American adult spends 4 ½ hours each day watching TV and a total of 9 ½ hours each day being entertained through all devices. ­ A typical critique of time spent watching TV and being entertained usually follows the

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  • Nielsen Reports Reveal Crazy Racial Differences in TV Time

    Nielsen Reports Reveal Crazy Racial Differences in TV Time0

    There is a fascinating bit of data revealed in a number of recent The Nielsen Company entertainment studies. While those in the entertainment and media industries may be aware of the discrepancies, the general public probably has no idea how different the entertainment habits are of different races of Americans. We certainly didn’t. In the

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  • Intellectual Takeout has an app!

    Intellectual Takeout has an app!1

    • March 31, 2016

    It’s been too long in coming, but Intellectual Takeout now has an app. While it’s live on Apple’s App Store, it’s still just a beta version. You can download it for your iPhone by clicking the link below: Intellectual Takeout App Let us know what you think and what you’d like to see on it.

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  • How Tetris Reveals the Stunning Power of the Human Brain

    How Tetris Reveals the Stunning Power of the Human Brain0

    We know the human brain is more complex than the world’s most powerful computers. The most recent attempt to use a supercomputer to simulate the activity of a human brain showed that it took 40 minutes to process the data of a single second of brainwaves. Still, it’s often difficult to see the amazing powers

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  • Here’s the Poem behind the Bumper Sticker

    Here’s the Poem behind the Bumper Sticker0

    If you drive around a bit, you’ve probably seen a “Not all who Wander are Lost” bumper sticker. The phrase actually comes from this lovely poem:  All that is gold does not glitter,Not all those who wander are lost;The old that is strong does not wither,Deep roots are not reached by the frost. From the

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  • Are Colleges Giving Out Easy ‘As’?

    Are Colleges Giving Out Easy ‘As’?0

    Last week, we discussed how the SAT is quietly being dumbed down. Such news may cause some to wonder if students will have more of a struggle in college. But if a new study by Stuart Rojstaczer and Chris Healy is any indication, the dumbing down of the SAT is simply in step with the

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  • Why We’re Headed for a ‘Nanny State’

    Why We’re Headed for a ‘Nanny State’0

    Americans love freedom. Or so they like to say. So why do we have more and more laws and an ever-expanding public sector? Why is our behavior increasingly regulated and restricted at almost every level? Why, in other words, is the state becoming our nanny? Our Daniel Lattier answered the first question last month: We

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  • Why People Aren’t as Moral as They Think

    Why People Aren’t as Moral as They Think0

    Polls show that about seven in ten Americans believe moral values are getting worse. But if you ask most people, they will probably claim to be one of the moral ones.    It’s natural for individuals to think of people as either moral or immoral, but the reality is more complicated. In his book The

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