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Are You a Psychopath? Take the Test.0
- Culture
- June 28, 2017
Big Think, an organization whose mission is to help people “…move above and beyond random information, toward real knowledge, ” published a video on their Youtube channel entitled “Are You a Psychopath? Take the Test.” The video features Kevin Dutton, a British research psychologist at the University of Oxford and author of The Wisdom of
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10 Mel Brooks Witticisms in Honor of His 91st Birthday 0
- Culture
- June 28, 2017
Today is Mel Brooks’ 91st birthday. He was born as Melvin Kaminsky on June 28, 1926, in Brooklyn, New York. Best known for being an American actor and director, Brooks is considered one of the great comedic directors of the modern era. He has directed and appeared in such films as Blazing Saddles, Space
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The Muslim Tradition of Sci-fi and Speculative Fiction 0
- History
- June 27, 2017
Think invisible men, time travel, flying machines and journeys to other planets are the product of the European or ‘Western’ imagination? Open One Thousand and One Nights – a collection of folk tales compiled during the Islamic Golden Age, from the 8th to the 13th centuries CE – and you will find it stuffed full
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Paglia: ‘Sex Changes are Impossible’0
- Culture
- June 27, 2017
Camille Paglia is at it again: trend iconoclasm. In a recent email interview with Jonathan Last of The Weekly Standard, the libertarian (“pro-sex”, “Amazonian”) feminist describes herself as transgender, but goes on to criticise the current campaign for transgender rights. Mr Last begins by asking why there hasn’t been a showdown between feminism and transgenderism.
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Looking for the Best College Deal? Here are the States Students Should Check Out 0
- Economics
- June 27, 2017
If you’re like me, you’ve probably seen various montages of students finding out they got accepted to their dream college. They jump up and down in excitement, screaming and hugging their parents – who tend to be doing the same happy dance. Such enthusiasm is definitely fun to watch, but at the same time, I
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How Classroom Management Has Changed Since 1913 0
- History
- June 27, 2017
In 1913, the state of Kentucky published the Elementary Course of Study which was, according to its introduction, “… intended for the use of teachers of the common schools of the State, giving them a definitive idea of the amount of work to be done in each branch, and suggesting methods of doing it.” The
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Do 97% of Scientists Really Believe in Global Warming?0
- Politics
- June 27, 2017
Many people have heard the claim that 97 percent of scientists believe in global warming. Politicians from President Barack Obama to former Secretary of State John Kerry have cited the statistic. But is it true? The Heartland Institute, a Chicago-based think tank and national nonprofit organization dedicated to research and education, recently released
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Discrimination: It’s okay if Progressives do it?0
- Culture
- June 27, 2017
The Sacramento Bee reports: “California is restricting publicly funded travel to four more states because of recent laws that leaders here view as discriminatory against gay and transgender people. All totaled, California now bans most state-funded travel to eight states. The new additions to California’s restricted travel list are Texas, Alabama, Kentucky and South Dakota. They join
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CNN Just Got Wrecked by James O’Keefe 0
- Politics
- June 27, 2017
Hours after CNN announced it had accepted resignations from three journalists connected to a retracted story that tied an associate of President Donald Trump to a Russian investment firm, the network’s week got worse. Much worse. On Monday evening, filmmaker James O’Keefe published a video that showed CNN supervising producer John Bonifield discussing CNN’s apparent
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Are You a Psychopath? Take the Test.0