Monthly Archives: March 2015

Jesus bar Abbas: a Revolutionary – WWW.JESUSRADICALS.COM

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 […]

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