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Richard Dawkins Rips Islam 0
- Culture
- June 13, 2017
Richard Dawkins, arguably the most famous atheist alive today, recently told listeners at a science festival in the United Kingdom that he believes Islam is “the most evil religion in the world” today. Here is what he said at the Cheltenham Science Festival last week, according to a report from The Telegraph: “It’s tempting to say
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Gay teens really are at greater risk for poor mental health, substance use, and isolation, study finds 0
- Culture
- June 13, 2017
Teens are mischievous, not to be trusted. You’ve probably heard the trope before – maybe you even believe it yourself. But is the stereotype now warping our trust of scientific results? Surveys can help researchers better understand the lives of teens, but skeptics argue that youth are often dishonest and that the results cannot be
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Five Essential Hacks for Summer 0
- Culture
- June 12, 2017
One of the joys of life is outsmarting the bureaucrats and regulators. They are constantly seeking to ruin our lives with demands that we comply. Free men and women must resist. The bureaucratization of our lives has created strange anomalies. The digital world is mostly unregulated. Hence, our digital devices are ever-more amazing. We can
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Why Teenagers without Summer Jobs Risk Social Failure 0
- Culture
- June 12, 2017
One of the most fascinating aspects of the new documentary Becoming Bond is how a summer job led to George Lazenby landing the role of James Bond. In the early 1950s, Lazenby, an Australian teenager, got a job as a used car salesman. Lazenby would go on to become a model and eventually play James Bond in
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Do Teachers Really Work Less Than Other Professionals?2
- Education
- June 12, 2017
“Teachers receive a full-time salary with great benefits for only working 9 months out of the year.” I frequently see some iteration of the above in the comments section of Intellectual Takeout’s articles on education. It’s usually trotted out when another commenter tries to make the claim that teachers are underpaid or underappreciated. But is
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Love Your Grammar, But Don’t Be Obnoxious 0
- Culture
- June 12, 2017
This week, the financial press reported the downfall of a high-profile grammar pedant, Professor Paul Romer, the World Bank’s chief economist, who was hoist(ed) with his own pedantic petard. He is being replaced as head of the bank’s research arm after he demanded that his colleagues write succinct, clear, direct emails, presentations and reports in
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