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A Formula for Creating Wimpy, Unimaginative Kids 0
- Culture
- May 11, 2016
Have you ever compared your childhood with that of your own kids? Clint Edwards recently did that in an article for The Washington Post, and what he found was rather alarming. For Edwards, childhood meant riding bikes extensive distances and having pick-up playtimes with any other children who were mutually roaming the neighborhood. For Edwards’
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20 Carl Jung Quotes That Will Make You Think 0
- Education
- May 11, 2016
Carl Gustav Jung was a Swiss psychiatrist and psychotherapist who is credited with founding analytical psychology. He was a prolific writer, and his work is seen as largely influential to psychiatry, philosophy, anthropology, archeology, literature, as well as religious studies. He was very interested in the notions of spirituality, how humans are spiritual beings, and how
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Ben Franklin’s 4 Rules for Disagreeable People 0
- Culture
- May 11, 2016
Ever had an encounter with a person who, despite all your efforts, is difficult to get along with because he is so disagreeable? If so, Ben Franklin would probably sympathize. His high level of interaction with the public, not to mention his overbearing relatives, likely led him to write the satirical “Rules for Making Oneself
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Dying Words From 7 Founding Fathers 0
- History
- May 11, 2016
1) “‘Tis Well.” – George Washington, Dec. 14, 1799? Washington caught a chill while out riding during a December snow storm. He arrived late to dinner and, not wishing to keep his guests waiting, opted to not change out of his wet clothes. He developed pneumonia and died two days later. He was 67. 2)
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DOJ demands censorship at the University of New Mexico 0
- Culture
- May 10, 2016
On April 22, the Justice Department ordered the University of New Mexico to adopt an unconstitutional speech code. It is demanding that the University label as “sexual harassment” all “unwelcome” sexual conduct, including “verbal” conduct (that is, speech). The university must encourage students to report it as such; and investigate it when it is reported. Thus, if
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10 Cognitive Biases That Affect Your Everyday Decisions 0
- Economics
- May 10, 2016
A cognitive bias is defined as a pattern of thinking that deviates from norm or rationality in judgment. Inferences about other people and situations are often woven in an illogical fashion, and individuals can create their own “subjective reality” from their respective perceptions. Got that? Okay. Let’s take a look at 10 of the most
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