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democracy and dim lights, first sketch of dna double helix, fantasy and reality – a tale
People Aren’t Smart Enough for Democracy to Flourish, Scientists Say. Despite the fact that there are more democracies in the world then ever. The democratic process relies on the assumption that citizens (the majority of them, at least) can recognize the best political candidate, or best policy idea, when they see it. But a growing [...]
advertising and deceptive narratives, when painting becomes sculpture, romney health care advisor gives boost to obamacare
Narratives are at least as old as human language. We started sketching things on rocks and cave walls that reflected what we did and the stories we told each other. The narratives became more complicated as we tried to explain the seasons and death. Those narratives have always had an element of deception because they [...]
trickle on america economics, redesigned people, road trip with music
Historian and musician Doug Harvey could have stopped at the title for this essay and many of us would have understood the deeper meaning of a snippet of found poetry - “Trickled On” Economics. There have been posts with similar themes here. Paul Krugman’s regular posts and columns are perhaps the most famous of the anti-Trickle [...]
urban nightlife reflections wallpaper, the selfish benefits of learning self-control, conservatives who mentally live in the dark ages
urban nightlife reflections wallpaper Building Self-Control, the American Way Effective approaches for building self-control combine fun with progressively increasing challenges. Rather than force activities onto an unwilling child, take advantage of his or her individual tendencies. When children develop self-control through their own pursuit of happiness, no parental hovering is required. Find something that [...]
math and architecture meets the intricate designs of botany, dr grordbort presents: the deadliest game
An architecture graduate constructs intricate botanical illustrations using the computer graphics programs intended to design buildings What’s the difference between a 100-story skyscraper towering over a bustling metropolis and a 2-inch flower blooming in the countryside? To architecture-student-turned-artist Macoto Murayama, not a whole lot. “[The flower] is organic and is rather different from architecture [in [...]
when moral identity standard is set on low, public education is worth saving, copelia title sequence
One of the great dilemmas, for me anyway, some people do not seem to give it much thought, is the degree to which a person can be themselves versus conforming to societal norms and expectations. Many people seem to buy into the east labeling – with cultural icons and their persona used as convenient shorthand. [...]
wealth is like crack, society’s blunders, in 1979 the bible suddenly changed
Why it matters that our politicians are rich Politicians would like us to believe that all this money doesn’t matter in a deeper sense—that what matters is ideas, skills, and leadership ability. Aside from a little extra business savvy, they’re regular people just like the rest of us: They just happen to have more money. [...]
