Moon Joy
“The most interesting thing about the Moon is us.”
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Education Cannot Save Us
Education has many advantages, but fixing disputes isn’t one of them. “But education does not—cannot—produce agreement on contested values. It cannot bridge axiom gaps. It cannot compel belief in those who smell the compulsion. It cannot cure the biases of… Read More »Education Cannot Save Us
The Decline of Deviance
Let’s get weird. “Science requires deviant thinking. So it’s no wonder that, as we see a decline in deviance everywhere else, we’re also seeing a decline in the rate of scientific progress. New ideas are less and less likely to… Read More »The Decline of Deviance
Collections: Life, Work, Death and the Peasant, Part V: Life In Cycles
Explains a lot behavior of older people in societies that were agrarian quite recently, like Slovakia. “eyes are always watching and these are societies which expect the individual to place the community first, with individuals valued to the degree that… Read More »Collections: Life, Work, Death and the Peasant, Part V: Life In Cycles
Why Is Theater Sill a Thing?
Just saw this title today. For me, it is about being your own director. You pick where you look, what you focus on. Also, I was several times to the same play or production and every time it is different.… Read More »Why Is Theater Sill a Thing?