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Climate Scientists: Using Confirmation Bias When Data Doesn’t Match Theory?0
- Politics
- May 9, 2017
There’s been a small gaggle of news stories about a new paper by Iselin Medhaug and colleagues in the May 4 issue of Nature that concludes that climate models are just fine and their sensitivity to carbon dioxide is spot-on. If one adjusts the data observed during the balance of the “hiatus” in warming, by filling
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What Anne Shirley Teaches about Dealing with Victimhood 0
- Culture
- May 9, 2017
Almost every reader has a small, select group of favorite books which have been read enough times to make the quotation of whole passages possible. For me, that group of books includes the Anne of Green Gables series by L.M. Montgomery. This penchant for Anne caused me to sit up and take notice when reviews
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Trump Fires FBI Director James Comey 0
- Politics
- May 9, 2017
The Associated Press is reporting that President Donald Trump fired FBI Director James Comey on Tuesday. Politico has more: “President Donald Trump has fired FBI Director James Comey – a move that comes as the FBI is probing potential contacts between Trump’s campaign aides and Russian officials ahead of the election. ‘The president has accepted
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Study Suggests Lack of Reading Driving Contentious Society 0
- Culture
- May 8, 2017
It’s a commonly accepted fact that reading offers far more cognitive benefits than watching television. This is largely because television is a more “passive” activity, while reading goes deeper, encouraging greater thought and fostering verbal communication. But a recent study out of Kensington University in London suggests that the advantage of choosing reading over television
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The Epic of Gilgamesh: A Guide to the Classics 0
- History
- May 8, 2017
“Forget death and seek life!” With these encouraging words, Gilgamesh, the star of the eponymous 4000-year-old epic poem, coins the world’s first heroic catchphrase. At the same time, the young king encapsulates the considerations of mortality and humanity that lie at the heart of the world’s most ancient epic. While much has changed since, the
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Emma Watson just won the first ‘Gender-Neutral’ acting award. What does that mean?0
- Culture
- May 8, 2017
In case you missed it, Emma Watson made history Sunday, winning MTV’s first gender-neutral acting award. So what does that mean? Unless I’m missing something, it appears that MTV just lumped male and female actors into a single category, giving out a single award for the best acting performance. That doesn’t seem like that big
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