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Harvard Classes: Marilyn Monroe and Lucille Ball

Yesterday, we pointed out that Cornell has some odd courses on its books, subjects which are not consonant with typical expectations of a classical education. So, in the interest of…

Culture Philosophy

You Too Can Be A Genius After 10,000 Hours

No, you cannot. That title is a lie, and, judging by a recent spate of books on the subject, a popular one. Ann Hulbert of Slate has compiled a list…

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Peer Review Fails? Sympathetic Priest? What’s Going On Here?

Duke Scores Another Own Goal According to Science, Duke University oncologist Anil Potti quit after being caught cheating: Anil Potti had published papers in prominent journals identifying gene signatures in…

Culture Statistics

Will The Religious Out-Breed Us All?

Thanks to long-time reader and contributer Ari Schwartz for bringing this to our attention. "It is widely agreed that religion has biological foundations---that belief in the supernatural, obedience to authority…

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What scientific or technological advance would you most like to see in your lifetime?

The real geeks among us long for synthohol. Only Class A nerds know, or admit to knowing, what it is, too. But I have to tell you, your potential partner's…

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The Noble Savage Altruistic Warrior

There is a charming myth among idealists that before industrialization and its accoutrements, such as patriarchy and pollution, mankind lived an entirely peaceful existence. That is, there was no war.…

Milton Hathaway on Women Celebrate As Their Chance To Become A Victim On Campus Just SkyrocketedApril 24, 2024
Universities are steadily becoming a poorer and poorer fit with modern educational needs, most now harming more people than they…
Briggs on Women Celebrate As Their Chance To Become A Victim On Campus Just SkyrocketedApril 24, 2024
JH, I like them, too.
JH on Women Celebrate As Their Chance To Become A Victim On Campus Just SkyrocketedApril 24, 2024
Briggs, those words are sweeping statements. Garbage. Let me not waste more time.
Cary D Cotterman on Women Celebrate As Their Chance To Become A Victim On Campus Just SkyrocketedApril 24, 2024
Girls being shortchanged and discriminated against in school is a myth. When I was a boy in U.S. public school,…
Briggs on Women Celebrate As Their Chance To Become A Victim On Campus Just SkyrocketedApril 24, 2024
JH, Here's the whole quote (saved by a mutual). Riker would approve: