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“A very little key will open a very heavy door” (Charles Dickens, Hunted Down)
Are we already in the Matrix?Via Arts and Letters Daily, a new world where we are defined by information and data trails we leave. Focus: "Just as divine authority was legitimised by religious mythologies, and human authority was legitimised by humanist ideologies, so...
Pragmatic spirit, critical mindFrom Your Unfinished Business: Find God in Your Circumstances, Serve Others in Theirs (paperback, Kindle) We want to be able to discern pragmatically, so let's mimic the mind of the centurion in the New Testament who sought help for his...
More Light | Books and Culture
Via Books and Culture: In contrast to the idea that all scientists are non-religious, she reveals a substantial rate of self-declared religious affiliation. Almost half, or 47 percent, declare some kind of faith commitment, far more than a conflict paradigm might...
How Technology Wrecks the Middle Class
Via Business Insider and the NY Times: The good news, however, is that middle-education, middle-wage jobs are not slated to disappear completely. While many middle-skill jobs are susceptible to automation, others demand a mixture of tasks that take advantage of human...
How Technology Wrecks the Middle Class
Via Business Insider and the NY Times: The good news, however, is that middle-education, middle-wage jobs are not slated to disappear completely. While many middle-skill jobs are susceptible to automation, others demand a mixture of tasks that take advantage of human...
3 Books Offer Ways to Cut the Cord, If Only Briefly
Via New York Times: Ms. Steiner-Adair, the primary author of “The Big Disconnect,” is a clinical psychologist who teaches at Harvard Medical School. Her book is based on thousands of interviews, and it can be eloquent about the need to ration our children’s computer...
3 Books Offer Ways to Cut the Cord, If Only Briefly
Via New York Times: Ms. Steiner-Adair, the primary author of “The Big Disconnect,” is a clinical psychologist who teaches at Harvard Medical School. Her book is based on thousands of interviews, and it can be eloquent about the need to ration our children’s computer...
Robots projected for growth in China
Via Robot Report: China’s 12th 5-Year Plan targeted robotics as a growth industry necessary for China’s development. It expects a compound growth rate of 25%, said Wang Weiming, deputy director of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. The ministry has...