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Parents Are Paying $180/Hr for THIS?!?0
- Education
- February 3, 2016
“Executive function” training is apparently the latest “it” thing to improve student performance, and parents are shelling out the big bucks for it. What is it? According to NPR, executive function tutors work with students to improve organization and judgment skills such as “attention and focus, working memory, impulse control and self-evaluation.” In the NPR
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Nature vs. The Machines0
- Science
- February 3, 2016
As cool as drones are, we still have nothing on the power of nature. Yes, we can program the machines, but now the police in the Netherlands are training eagles to take them out. There’s some delicious irony here: Tolkien would be proud. (Image Credit: SeattleTimes.com) Save this article to favorites
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Liberty Depends on ‘Civil Society’0
- Politics
- February 3, 2016
Among the relatively few college students exposed to it, the concept of “civil society” often puts them to sleep. It’s not exciting for people to hear that “civil society” refers to all those “mediating institutions” (another snoozer) between government and the individual, such as family, church, voluntary associations, and charitable organizations. American political debates today
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Is What We Have Today ‘Progress’?0
- History
- February 3, 2016
Is humanity improving each and every day? Do we today know more than our ancestors? Are we superior to our fellow human beings in the past? If you answer “yes” to one or all of these questions, then you probably subscribe to what is known as the “idea of progress”—the notion that human history follows
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In Chicago, it’s Not the Cops doing the Killing0
- Culture
- February 3, 2016
The USA Today has a handy chart showing just how bad Chicago has gotten: According to the USA Today, the police department has stated that gang conflicts and retaliatory violence drove the “unacceptable” increase in homicides. But the USA Today also points out that the police are no longer doing aggressive policing, such as “stop
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Harvard Professor: Discrimination Not the Cause of ‘Gender Pay Gap’0
- Culture
- February 3, 2016
During the last seven years, the Obama presidency has faithfully recognized “Equal Pay Day,” the date on which “we mark how far into the new year women would have to work just to earn the same as men did in the previous year.” According to President Obama, the fact that “women earn 78 cents for
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College-Educated Women Can’t Find Good Men0
- Culture
- February 3, 2016
Over at The Daily Beast, Emily Shire writes about Date-Onomics: How Dating Became a Lopsided Numbers Game, which seems to really resonate with her as a single, college-educated woman in Manhattan. As it quickly becomes apparent, she can’t find a good man. But she takes some solace in the fact that there is actually a
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5 Habits That Propelled Rockefeller to Fame and Fortune0
- Economics
- February 3, 2016
For many, the name John D. Rockefeller conjures up images of a wealthy but monopolizing oil tycoon. But while many might have an unfavorable opinion of Rockefeller, they would likely be eager to know how to follow in his steps, particularly in regard to money-making. In his work entitled Random Reminiscences of Men and Events,
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Whoa… Doctor Links ADHD Diagnoses to Poor Parenting0
- Culture
- February 2, 2016
Dr. Leonard Sax has been making waves lately with his latest book, The Collapse of Parenting. The book’s basic premise is that American parents have failed to realize that they are their child’s authority, not their friend. In an interview with NPR over the weekend, Dr. Sax again made some startling comments that go against
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