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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...
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...
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...
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...