The Heart & Mind Behind a Revolution: Book Review of “Boltzmann’s Atom”
I have a habit of wandering around public libraries until a book catches my eye. I do this frequently enough that if you were to plot the book titles I […]
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Buddhism & Humanism: Two Sides of the Same Coin, Part 1
Buddhism and Humanism are two geographical sides of the same philosophical coin. They’re twins with the same DNA, separated at birth, and brought up by different parents. The same dish […]
Harvard’s Black Mass: Histories of Borrowing, Not Mocking
By Hunter Dudkiewicz, Yale Divinity School Recently, the proposed “black mass”at Harvard University caused quite a stir. Catholic groups have expressed concern over whether a consecrated host will be used, or whether […]
Meeting The Mayans: Applied Sentience Goes to Mexico
Getting There The road from Cancun to Chichen Itza—home of El Castillo, one of the New Seven Wonders of the World—is not made of dirt; it is not dilapidated, pot-hole ridden, […]
Will Hitler be Remembered as a 20th Century Genghis Khan?
The polls are in, historians, statisticians, and ancient scroll all agree: under the leadership of Genghis Khan, the Mongolian army killed around 40 million people, an estimated 10% of the […]
The Months, The Weeks, The Old Nile Speaks: A History of Time
What is the greatest human discovery or invention of all time? Which idea has most changed the way we understand the universe? Which single concept provided the base pavement for […]
A Global Historical Survey: Does Accepting Homosexuality Lead to Civilizational Ruin?
A while ago I had a discussion with some friends about homosexuality and morality. Eventually I made the comment: Well it doesn’t directly affect you. If you didn’t know it […]
Democracy in Islam & Possibilities for Interfaith Relations
Everyone’s eyes are watching the Arab world, and rightly so. The story is in not any way over yet! In my opinion, the Arab Spring could possibly be the biggest […]
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