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Why Do We Like Being Scared?0
- Culture
- October 31, 2017
Fear may be as old as life on Earth. It is a fundamental, deeply wired reaction, evolved over the history of biology, to protect organisms against perceived threat to their integrity or existence. Fear may be as simple as a cringe of an antenna in a snail that is touched, or as complex as existential
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The Man Who Gave Us the Reformation (His Name Isn’t Martin Luther)0
- October 31, 2017
When Martin Luther published his 95 theses 500 years ago this month, so the story goes, his general target was the corruption of the church. But he also had a very particular organisation in his sights. By October 1517, the extraordinary reach and power of the Fugger banking family was threatening not only the integrity
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Survey: Masculinity is Actually Growing in Popularity 0
- October 31, 2017
In early 2016, a YouGov survey asked participants whether they viewed masculinity in a positive or negative light. The results found that while later generations had a fairly positive viewpoint of the term, younger men and women did not. It’s not surprising that the younger generations have a negative view of masculinity. Through a
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5 Causes of the Protestant Reformation (Besides Indulgences)1
- Uncategorized
- October 31, 2017
On October 31, 1517, Martin Luther purportedly nailed his 95 Theses to the door of the Wittenberg Castle Church, thus marking the beginning of the Protestant Reformation—a movement that was to permanently divide Western Christendom. But it’s important to understand that Luther’s act did not come out of nowhere. Rather, it was preceded by at
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Former NPR CEO Spends a Year with Devout Trump Voters. Here’s What He Discovered.0
- October 31, 2017
Ken Stern spent eight and a half years at NPR, first as the network’s Executive Vice President, then as its CEO. Then in 2016, spurred by why he called a deep fear that the red and blue division in America was tearing the nation apart, he did something extraordinary. “I decided to venture out from my overwhelmingly
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So This Is What Happens With Government Disaster Relief?0
- October 31, 2017
The idea of having government assist after a natural disaster sounds great. It makes us feel good. Houston floods? Send millions. New Orleans floods? Send hundreds of millions. Puerto Rico? The place is a mess and needs billions and billions. It all seems right. Until you look at the details. Someone gets the money. Whether
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