June 2011
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December 2010
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TED Blog | Why we should teach philosophy to kids →
newleft:
Compared with 72 control children, the philosophy children showed significant improvements on tests of their verbal, numerical and spatial abilities.
Philosophy isn’t just learning about dead Greek dudes- it’s a careful and effective mode of thinking.
November 2010
2 posts
RT @danbharris: Doing a story for tonight’s @ABCWorldNews on Bible Belt pastors who are secret atheists. A preview: http://bit.ly/9KIpAq
October 2010
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September 2010
3 posts
Is language innate and universal? Daniel Everett on the Nature of Language: http://bit.ly/9QoWdS
Which gender is more sorry? http://bit.ly/ajsWQi
“Blog post: Building Language Skills More Critical for Boys Than Girls, Research...”
– DerrenBrown
August 2010
13 posts
“Apparently, Julia Roberts was a “peasant revolutionary” in a...”
– SamHarrisOrg
“Blog post: The Pizza Burger: A 2,500-Calorie ‘Fat Bomb’...”
– DerrenBrown
Scientific American’s first issue, in 1845 http://j.mp/9A9n9u
“Blog post: Scientists develop ‘dry water’ http://bit.ly/bveLaq”
– DerrenBrown
Plants and animals at war: http://j.mp/9cxv1C
Can exercise make you feel more full? http://bit.ly/9k0dzK
People are too selfish to like nice people: http://j.mp/9wBP6p
http://j.mp/cHaePC Do counterfeit designer items make you dishonest?
Learn to Think Better: Tips from a Savant →
Daniel Tammet is author of two books, Born on a Blue Day and Embracing the Wide Sky, the latter of which came out in January. He is also a linguist and holds the European record for reciting the first 22,514 digits of the mathematical constant pi. Scientific American Mind contributing editor Jonah Lehrer chats with Tammet about the way his memory works, why the IQ test is overrated, and a...
“The jar made it almost impossible for the cub to eat or drink”
– Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
July 2009
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