Blog 3 Columns

Are Atheists Rejecting the Wrong God?2
- Religion
- May 14, 2018
As a theist, I often sympathize with people who call themselves atheists. For when they describe the god in whom they disbelieve—who usually turns out to be a vindictive ogre, or some sort of super-alien—I find myself agreeing that I don’t believe in that deity either. Indeed, before there can be useful discussion of the question whether
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Airbnb’s Co-founder Has Been Innovating since He Was a Kid 0
- Culture
- May 14, 2018
One of the key ingredients of a great entrepreneur is the ability to constantly ask yourself, “how can I make this better?” This is a question Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia has been asking himself his whole life. And it was this innate desire to innovate and improve on existing models that has taken Airbnb from
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Why Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Should Change Their PR Once the Honeymoon’s Over 0
- Culture
- May 11, 2018
In case you’ve been living under a rock for the past year: Great Britain’s Prince Harry is marrying American actress Meghan Markle on Saturday, May 19. The news coverage has mostly been glowing. Does the media never get fed up with the term “fairy tale?” Apparently not. But when they get back from their honeymoon,
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Study: Climate Change Skeptics More Eco-Friendly Than Believers 0
- Science
- May 11, 2018
It’s usually assumed that climate change skeptics simply don’t care about the environment. If they did, as the reasoning goes, they would accept the science that climate change is primarily man-made and support government measures designed to curb it. But a recent study has found that climate change skeptics are actually more likely to engage in
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Nomophobia: Breaking Your Cellphone Addiction 0
- Culture
- May 11, 2018
Digital addiction, or nomophobia, may not be in the DSM-5, but there’s little doubt that it exists. And there are plenty of helpful hints around about how to self-detox. Time To Log Off proposes a periodic 5:2 digital diet: five days using technology and two days off-screen. It’s not clear whether they include television or
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In ‘Mother,’ Author Kathleen Norris Showed What Career Women Miss by Foregoing Motherhood 0
- Culture
- May 11, 2018
I was first introduced to the works of famed author Kathleen Norris in my late teens. Writing in the early to mid-twentieth century, Norris was an example of what many would consider a feminist’s dream life. She worked hard to support her family. She delved into higher education to perfect her career. She became a
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Does It Pay to Graduate from an ‘Elite’ University? Not as Much as You’d Think 0
- Education
- May 11, 2018
As the deadline for applications for mid-year admission to university approaches, prospective students face two important choices: what to study, and at which university. If past experience is any guide, places at the Group of Eight (Go8) universities will be in high demand. In 2017, the Go8 universities attracted the largest share of undergraduate applications
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Why Mike Rowe’s Newest Show Is an Antidote to Our Toxic Culture 0
- Culture
- May 10, 2018
Edmund Burke famously said in his Reflections on the Revolution in France: “To be attached to the subdivision, to love the little platoon we belong to in society, is the first principle (the germ as it were) of public affections.” Burke’s assertion was a challenge to the French radicals’ promotion of the idea that citizens
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The Secret to Teaching Children Self-Control Is Letting Them See It in Others 0
- Culture
- May 10, 2018
Is self-control something you can acquire, like a new language or a taste for opera? Or is it one of those things you either have or don’t, like fashion sense or a knack for telling a good joke? Psychologist Walter Mischel’s famous results from the “marshmallow test” seem to suggest self-control is relatively stable and
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Are Atheists Rejecting the Wrong God?2