BBC Medical Science – Microcephaly has come to prominence since the news reports of the Zika virus being linked to birth defects. The condition causes the head to be small in […]
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Greatest Poems Ever Written
Epoch Times – Evan Mantyk reports: For your education, enjoyment, and (perhaps) excitement, this is a list of the greatest poems originally written in the English language. It is presented […]
Continue reading2015 was Hottest Year on Record
Bloomberg Business – To say that 2015 was hot is an understatement. The average recorded temperature across the surface of the planet was so far above normal that it set […]
Continue readingWealth of richest 1% ‘equal to other 99%’
BBC Business News – The richest 1% now has as much wealth as the rest of the world combined, according to Oxfam. It uses data from Credit Suisse from October […]
Continue readingInequality and Modernization
Foreign Affairs – Ronald Inglehart writes: During the past century, economic inequality in the developed world has traced a massive U-shaped curve—starting high, curving downward, then curving sharply back up […]
Continue readingKenny’s Window: A Book Review
brainpickings – Maria Popova writes: “I don’t write for children,” Maurice Sendak (June 10, 1928–May 8, 2012) told Stephen Colbert in his last on-camera appearance. “I write—and somebody says, ‘That’s […]
Continue readingWhat Does a Grateful Brain Look Like?
The Daily Good – Adam Hoffman writes: Evidence is mounting that a team at the University of Southern California has shed light on the neural nuts and bolts of gratitude […]
Continue readingGo be reconciled with thy Brother (2015)
Timothy Wilken writes: In his sermon on the mount, Jesus of Nazareth taught: “Love our enemies, do good to them that hate us, bless them that curse us, and pray […]
Continue readingThe Gift: Living a Life of Purpose and Meaning
The Huffington Post – Stephen Cope writes: Here is a question I’d like you to ponder: Do you have a clear sense of your purpose in life? I’m asking all […]
Continue readingEight Steps Towards Forgiveness
The Daily Good – Robert Enright writes: When another person hurts us, it can upend our lives. Sometimes the hurt is very deep, such as when a spouse or a […]
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