Monthly Archives: June 2013

Jesus’ Masculinity In Matthew

Jesus’ Masculinity In Matthew "Jesus is for Matthew the perfect public male figure, but at the same time a figure that radically undercuts the basis for ancient conceptions of masculinity."

How reasoning affects taste in art

How reasoning affects taste in art

YouTube: Under Pressure (A-Capella) – Only Vocals

Under Pressure (A-Capella) – Only Vocals MisteRhapsody

Blog: Marginal Revolution: How to kill bedbugs, 1777

How to kill bedbugs, 1777 by Tyler Cowen Marginal Revolution

Poverty and Opportunity Cost

From Dan Ariely’s Coursera course on Behavioral Economics: Poverty increases opportunity cost to every decision. When you are poor, every decision you make is a tradeoff between what you decide to do, and what you could have done instead. If you do X, you can’t afford to do Y. That makes sense, but every rational […]

Blog: Adventures in Capitalism: The Four Types of Story

The Four Types of Story by Chris Adventures in Capitalism

Why Finnish babies sleep in cardboard boxes

Why Finnish babies sleep in cardboard boxes

First Rule about God is Don’t Talk about God

Nature, she felt, was evidence of the unity and goodness of created things. The knowledge of nature was the beginning of the knowledge of God. To walk in nature was to walk in God’s creation. But Batterham felt differently: “He loved nature with a sensuous passion, and he loved birds and beasts and children because […]

Why Can’t America Be Sweden?

Why Can’t America Be Sweden? “Daron Acemoglu, an eminent economist at M.I.T., has ignited a firestorm by arguing that contemporary forces of globalization bar the United States from adopting the liberal social welfare policies of Scandinavian countries.”

Blog: Marginal Revolution: The world’s longest interview

The world’s longest interview by Tyler Cowen Marginal Revolution

Blog: Baseball Prospectus: Baseball Therapy: Why Sabermetricians Should Watch Their Language by Russell A. Carleton

Baseball Therapy: Why Sabermetricians Should Watch Their Language by Russell A. Carleton by (author unknown) Baseball Prospectus

YouTube: Stravinsky, The Rite of Spring, Part 2: The Exalted Sacrifice

Stravinsky, The Rite of Spring, Part 2: The Exalted Sacrifice smalin

College in Sweden is free but students still have a ton of debt.

College in Sweden is free but students still have a ton of debt. Students in Sweden are viewed as full adults, responsible for their own finances.

Blog: The Dish: Living Without A Brain

Living Without A Brain by Andrew Sullivan The Dish