Was Socrates a "wise" man?
Thu, 5 Jun 2008 01:32:44 -0700 (PDT)
Paul Grieg compares various people (such as Penrose, or Blair, or
tramps) unfavourably with Socrates when discussing their wisdom.
So I ask: Was Soctrates wise?
He was certainly clever and creative. He founded the discipline of
moral philosophy. We was certainly a man of principle, willing to die
and refusing ...
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Throw me in the briar patch - need to increase red wine
consumption...
Thu, 5 Jun 2008 01:02:03 -0700 (PDT)
Here's an interesting article from the Telegraph:
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Red wine stops effects of high-fat diet
By Roger Highfield, Science Editor
Last Updated: 1:01am BST 04/06/2008
Red wine does indeed explain why the French get away with a relatively
clean bill of heart health despite eating a diet loaded with saturated
f ...
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Being of two minds
Wed, 4 Jun 2008 02:21:05 -0700 (PDT)
Mind Matters - June 3, 2008
Of Two Minds When Making a Decision
We may make snap judgments, or mull things carefully. Why and when do
we use the
brain systems behind these decision-making styles?
By Alan G. Sanfey and Luke J. Chang
One of the more enduring ideas in psychology, dating back to the time
of Wil ...
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Expressing feelings after trauma not good for everyone
Tue, 3 Jun 2008 13:16:19 -0700 (PDT)
Expressing feelings after trauma not necessary, research shows
Talking it out has long been considered essential to recovering from a
trauma.
But new research shows that expressing one's thoughts and feelings
after a
traumatic event is not necessary for long-term emotional and physical
health, a
finding that ...
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The puzzle of dark energy
Tue, 3 Jun 2008 02:42:09 -0700 (PDT)
NYT
June 3, 2008
Dark, Perhaps Forever
By DENNIS OVERBYE
BALTIMORE ? Mario Livio tossed his car keys in the air.
They rose ever more slowly, paused, shining, at the top of their arc,
and then in accordance with everything our Galilean ape brains have
ever learned to expect, crashed back down into his ha ...
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does the line 'you are right from your side and i am right from mine'
from the hard rain vid put all wittgenstein quoters to ridicule?
Mon, 2 Jun 2008 12:49:27 -0700 (PDT)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yjf7zmuf1A0 ...
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St Augustine on Mathematicians
Mon, 2 Jun 2008 06:16:51 -0700 (PDT)
The good Christian should beware of mathematicians, and all those who
make empty prophesies. The danger already exists that mathematicians
have made a covenant with the devil to darken the spirit and to
confine man in the bounds of Hell.
-At Augustine ...
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Animal husbandry
Sun, 1 Jun 2008 15:40:39 -0700 (PDT)
NYT
May 31, 2008
Editorial
The Worst Way of Farming
In the past month, two new reports have examined how farm animals are
raised in this country. The report funded by the Pew Charitable Trusts
calls the prevailing system ?industrial farm animal production.? The
report from the Union of Concerned Scientists pr ...
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Science and life
Sun, 1 Jun 2008 15:37:51 -0700 (PDT)
NYT
June 1, 2008
Op-Ed Contributor
Put a Little Science in Your Life
By BRIAN GREENE
A COUPLE of years ago I received a letter from an American soldier in
Iraq. The letter began by saying that, as we?ve all become painfully
aware, serving on the front lines is physically exhausting and
emotionally debilitati ...
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open for debate
Fri, 30 May 2008 13:37:04 -0700 (PDT)
Hello. I have just become a member of this group and therefore would
like to introduce myself.
My name is Alexandre Couto de Andrade. I am interested in taking part
in debates and exchange information
regarding secularism, science, reason, and humanism.
Best regards,
Alexandre Couto de Andrade
http://sciencer ...
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