Jesus bar Abbas: a Revolutionary – WWW.JESUSRADICALS.COM “This brief study for me has reinforced the message of passive resistance to violence, and an informed resistance against the Empire and it’s war-fighters. It has reinforced my belief, that the Empire of man will always choose the violent path, be it for justice, or wealth, or any reason you […]
Monthly Archives: March 2015
Take a Walk on the Wild Side
Take a Walk on the Wild Side ‘But what remains valuable in the Nicene Creed is the bringing together of two questions that help us in understanding Jesus. The first is “who do we say that God is?” and the second is “who do we say humanity is?” Nicaea asserts that Jesus provides a clue […]
Vulnerability, Trust and the Marshmallow Test
Vulnerability, Trust and the Marshmallow Test from Ken Arneson
Permian mass extinction triggered by humble microbe
Permian mass extinction triggered by humble microbe
The New Deal, the Solid South, and the Dictators
The New Deal, the Solid South, and the Dictators Arnold Kling reviews Fear Itself, by Ira Katznelson
How effective are “early intervention” programs?
How effective are “early intervention” programs? “I find myself caught between the genetics community – which takes it as a given that childhood experiences and education have a very limited role in shaping life outcomes – and the psychiatric community, which takes it as a given that childhood experiences and education are crucial in shaping […]
Notes on Art & Fear
Notes on Art & Fear “We do not long remember those artists who followed the rules more diligently than anyone else. We remember those who made the art from which the ‘rules’ inevitably follow.”
Ways to think about market size. — Benedict Evans
Ways to think about market size. — Benedict Evans “Everyone likes to quotes the Wayne Gretzy line that he was skating to where the puck was going to be, not where it was, but Apple and Google didn’t do that – they changed what the game was. In the same way, saying that you’re aiming […]
The sad truth about Oculus Rift
The sad truth about Oculus Rift from: March 2, 2015 at 12:30AM
The simple secrets to happiness
The simple secrets to happiness from: March 2, 2015 at 12:24AM
Tweet by SamJonesMCR
I love this picture of the inside of a violin. I want live inside it… pic.twitter.com/Dyt1IacXJx — Sam Jones (@SamJonesMCR) March 1, 2015 via https://twitter.com/SamJonesMCR
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Advice for how to have better mornings (from @EdwardTufte's next book) pic.twitter.com/6pe9nG4jgw — Austin Kleon (@austinkleon) March 1, 2015 via https://twitter.com/austinkleon
YouTube: The Marshmallow Study Revisited
The Marshmallow Study Revisited UniversityRochester
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'Our Blessed Homeland' (my cartoon for yesterday's @guardianreview) – pic.twitter.com/EliUnCOpIZ — Tom Gauld (@tomgauld) March 1, 2015 via https://twitter.com/tomgauld