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“A very little key will open a very heavy door” (Charles Dickens, Hunted Down)
Two cheers for the Pharisees
Via Christianity Today, some appreciation for the Law: “The ugly side of law still has a hold on us, in part because we have such a hard time believing we are forgiven and accepted, believing that we really are free. But from time to time, we see the truth of our...
Work as your divine calling
Via Christian Post, viewing work as more than just work with a telling statement by Chuck Colson: “Christians ought to have a different approach to business. As believers, we should view work as both service and a form of worship. Our work, our vocation, is a high and...
Museum of Mathematics at Madison Square Park
Via Arts & Letters Daily and NY Times: MoMath is not what you might expect. At first you might not even guess its subject. There are a few giveaways, particularly if you recognize the symbol for pi on the door or discover the pentagonal sinks in the bathrooms....
Museum of Mathematics at Madison Square Park
Via Arts & Letters Daily and NY Times: MoMath is not what you might expect. At first you might not even guess its subject. There are a few giveaways, particularly if you recognize the symbol for pi on the door or discover the pentagonal sinks in the bathrooms....
Joy
Via Arts & Letters Daily and NY Review of Books: It might be useful to distinguish between pleasure and joy. But maybe everybody does this very easily, all the time, and only I am confused. A lot of people seem to feel that joy is only the most intense version of...
Joy
Via Arts & Letters Daily and NY Review of Books: It might be useful to distinguish between pleasure and joy. But maybe everybody does this very easily, all the time, and only I am confused. A lot of people seem to feel that joy is only the most intense version of...
The Data Vigilante
Via Arts and Letters Daily and Atlantic: He is, on the contrary, seized by the conviction that science is beset by sloppy statistical maneuvering and, in some cases, outright fraud. He has therefore been moonlighting as a fraud-buster, developing techniques to help...
The Data Vigilante
Via Arts and Letters Daily and Atlantic: He is, on the contrary, seized by the conviction that science is beset by sloppy statistical maneuvering and, in some cases, outright fraud. He has therefore been moonlighting as a fraud-buster, developing techniques to help...