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The real Lord of the Flies: what happened when six boys were shipwrecked for 15 months

2020.05.09 – 13:25

The real Lord of the Flies: what happened when six boys were shipwrecked for 15 months “It’s time we told a different kind of story. The real Lord of the Flies is a tale of friendship and loyalty; one that illustrates how much stronger we are if we can lean on each other.”

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Slow Motion Disasters

2020.05.09 – 09:56

Slow Motion Disasters from Ken Arneson

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The Problem with Pragmatism (and “It’s Time to Build”)

2020.05.07 – 10:56

The Problem with Pragmatism (and “It’s Time to Build”) from Ken Arneson

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The Right to Be an Asshole

2020.04.24 – 10:05

The Right to Be an Asshole from Ken Arneson

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Sponge Dip for the American Soul

2020.04.17 – 18:07

Sponge Dip for the American Soul from Ken Arneson

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A girl sitting on her own in a small café in Rickmansworth

2020.04.13 – 16:17

A girl sitting on her own in a small café in Rickmansworth from Ken Arneson

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Why conventional wisdom on health care is wrong (a primer)

2020.02.19 – 21:19

Why conventional wisdom on health care is wrong (a primer) Health care spending is well predicted, indeed caused, by income: “Health spending is overwhelmingly determined by the average real income enjoyed by nations’ residents in the long run. The income elasticity of health expenditure is also extremely high at a national level — the health […]

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Tweet by peteenns

2020.02.19 – 21:03

Christianity’s opening public move, so to speak, was an act of humiliation, shame, and defeat, unworthy of any of the gods. https://t.co/2FhN5Fi0J6 — Peter Enns (@peteenns) April 17, 2019 via https://twitter.com/peteenns

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Tweet by peteenns

2020.02.19 – 21:03

It struck me a few years ago, sitting there reading some book, as my mind began to wander, that the crucifixion of Jesus is one of those things about the Christian faith that (1) I don’t really understand, and (2) seems vitally important to understand. https://t.co/2FhN5Fi0J6 — Peter Enns (@peteenns) April 17, 2019 via https://twitter.com/peteenns

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Tweet by footofgov

2020.02.19 – 21:03

"The principle that the end justifies the means is in individualist ethics regarded as the denial of all morals. In collectivist ethics it becomes necessarily the supreme rule" – Friedrich Hayek — The Invisible Foot of Government (@footofgov) February 15, 2019 via https://twitter.com/footofgov

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Tweet by HotlineJosh

2020.02.19 – 21:03

Jim Lehrer's rules of journalism: pic.twitter.com/c1NYYxBQxP — Josh Kraushaar (@HotlineJosh) January 23, 2020 via https://twitter.com/HotlineJosh

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Tweet by CamCritt

2020.02.19 – 21:03

See also this excellent documentary about another Berkeley typewriter repair shop: https://t.co/Ua4LRIRMucWith @tomhanks. So well done! https://t.co/4BuTbr7oXz — Camille Crittenden (@CamCritt) January 22, 2020 via https://twitter.com/CamCritt

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Tweet by skepticalsports

2020.02.19 – 21:03

God I love this chart. For most of recorded history, if you had a kid their chance of surviving to age 15 was roughly a coinflip. Then the modern world happened: https://t.co/2Ru1wXc2Ux pic.twitter.com/crokDXbNe6 — Benjamin Morris (@skepticalsports) January 11, 2020 via https://twitter.com/skepticalsports

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Tweet by Rasheed_Shabazz

2020.02.19 – 21:03

Mayor LaCroix opposed Measure A. The extended version of my article with links/references is here: https://t.co/n0XhQQGcli — RAsheed ☥ Shabazz (@Rasheed_Shabazz) January 11, 2020 via https://twitter.com/Rasheed_Shabazz

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Tweet by TheAtlantic

2020.02.19 – 21:03

“We know what Mister Rogers would do, but even now we don’t know what to do with the lessons of Mister Rogers.” @tomjunod wrestles with the memory and legacy of his friend and the beloved children’s-TV host, Fred Rogers. https://t.co/2NuwnoEKg3 — The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) November 7, 2019 via https://twitter.com/TheAtlantic

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Tweet by TSNHockey

2020.02.19 – 21:03

IN HIS OWN WORDS: Former NHL player, head coach and executive Craig MacTavish shares stories from a short but memorable run behind the bench of Yaroslavl Lokomotiv in Russia’s #KHL…https://t.co/S1tpOSvjEU #TSNHockey pic.twitter.com/BcEdfgGr3p — TSN Hockey (@TSNHockey) November 7, 2019 via https://twitter.com/TSNHockey

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Tweet by cwyers

2020.02.19 – 21:03

But if you model things that interact with human behavior, and you then show (either explicitly or implicitly) the results of your model to humans, you are via your model changing the very thing you are attempting to predict. Google's ad algorithms aren't just predicting… — Colin Wyers (@cwyers) October 29, 2019 via https://twitter.com/cwyers

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Tweet by ahaspel

2020.02.19 – 21:03

Competence dwarfs all other virtues, and nearly every moral system ever devised aims first at disguising that fact. — Aaron Haspel (@ahaspel) October 28, 2019 via https://twitter.com/ahaspel

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Tweet by MarcWillcox

2020.02.19 – 21:03

Have just heard a paleontologist say this, which blew my head off: When a T-Rex was alive all Stegosaurus were already fossils. A T-Rex is closer in time to an iPad than to a Stegosaurus. — Marc Willcox (@MarcWillcox) September 2, 2019 via https://twitter.com/MarcWillcox

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Tweet by peteenns

2020.02.19 – 21:03

"…an interruption is something less important that 'gets in the way' of going somewhere or doing something more important. Now, when we read about the life of Jesus, he seems to have a different take on interruptions…" @jbyas https://t.co/Pu59keBwdI — Peter Enns (@peteenns) August 7, 2019 via https://twitter.com/peteenns

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