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Peeping Pigs and Propaganda by Omission
When translated into the political arena, researchers found that politicians with small eyes tend to stare at people as a power tactic, and such body language is correlated with a tendency for them to grow larger as they age – i.e. get fat.
How the Environmental Movement Can Find Its Way Again
We must absolutely protect any remaining intact ecosystems from development, whether it is for oil & gas, minerals, lumber, ranching, suburbs, dam reservoirs, industrial-scale fishing, or biofuels.
A Community That Pools All Their Possessions
The Bruderhof (meaning roughly “the house of brothers”) was founded as a Christian intentional community practicing biblical koinonia — the radical Christian sharing of all possessions in common for the sake of the gospel by loving others.
Defining Humanity, Defending the Person, Part 2
We need communities and institutions where we explore and celebrate together what it means to be human persons so that we may learn to use technology wisely, and perhaps even reverse the current trend of dehumanizing ourselves.
Defining Humanity, Defending the Person, Part 1
A functional mechanism has no dignity, no individuality, and no rights. If this computational metaphor of human identity prevails, how long will it be until the person is sacrificed to the program?
The Cell Phone Is a Pair of Red High Heels
If one can possess a piece of the demi-god’s power – an autograph, a watch, a ring – one will somehow live forever. It’s not about “trusting the science” but about believing in the magic.
The Robot Who Wanted to Be a Man
A robot stands in a meadow. His feet are sinking into the earth. Flowers pierce his mechanism. He opens his arms in ecstatic surrender as he comes apart.
Did Cochrane sacrifice its researchers to appease critics?
Cochrane has a history of capitulating to pressure when researchers in the organisation come to scientific conclusions that are controversial.
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