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Benjamin Franklin on Achieving Greatness 0
- September 2, 2015
“Almost every Man has a strong natural Desire of being valued and esteemed by the rest of his Species; but I am concerned and grieved to see how few fall into the Right and only infallible Method of becoming so. That laudable Ambition is too commonly misapplyed and often ill employed. Some to make themselves
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Can You Be Certain That Climate Change Is Caused by Man?0
- September 2, 2015
Last September, while in Alaska, President Obama re-emphasized the need to counteract the effects of climate change: “Climate change is no longer some far-off problem; it is happening here, it is happening now. We’re not acting fast enough. I have come here today, as the leader of the world’s largest economy and its second-largest emitter, to
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Houston, Do We Have a System Problem?0
- September 2, 2015
How does a society know when it’s time for a new system? To approach an answer to that question, let’s start with a working definition of a system. Basically, a system is a group of interrelated activities or concepts that form a whole, or, have a common goal. There are natural systems such as the
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Forget Perfecting Humans, Let’s Just Replace Them 0
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- September 2, 2015
Aldous Huxley famously opens Brave New World with a tour of a human hatchery wherein embryos are conditioned to be a part of certain classes of people, designed for specific tasks. Here’s a tease: ‘Guaranteed sterile. Which brings us at last,’ continued Mr. Foster, ‘out of the realm of mere slavish imitation of nature into
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Why Is Everyone’s Stomach Hurting?1
- September 2, 2015
Food sensitivities abound, the colonoscopy business is thriving, and your buddy just gave up beer because it gives him abdominal pain. Seriously, what’s going on?!? The increased incidence of allergies and food sensitivities is mainly confined to industrialized countries. According to the CDC, “food allergies are a growing food safety and public health concern that
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Is Modern Man Suffering from a Lack of Passion?0
- September 1, 2015
It can be tempting to diagnose modern Western society as being hedonistic and intemperate with passion. Many perpetuate this diagnosis on the basis of such symptoms as the loosening of sexual mores, the prevalence of obesity, and the constant search for new forms of entertainment. But according to some modern social critics, it was not
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