Wednesday, December 27, 2017

Regional ambient temperature is associated with human personality by Wenqi Wei, et al.

From Regional ambient temperature is associated with human personality by Wenqi Wei, et al.

Regional ambient temperature is associated with human personality by Wenqi Wei, et al

Regional ambient temperature is associated with human personality by Wenqi Wei, et al.

The empty brain by Robert Epstein

The empty brain by Robert Epstein

Is envy harmful to a Society's psychological health and wellbeing? A longitudinal study of 18,000 adults by Redzo Mujcic

Is envy harmful to a Society's psychological health and wellbeing? A longitudinal study of 18,000 adults by Redzo Mujcic

The General Social Complexity Factor Is A Thing by Razib Khan

The General Social Complexity Factor Is A Thing by Razib Khan

Sunday, December 10, 2017

The Crescent and the company from The Economist

The Crescent and the company from The Economist

Reinterpreting the Crusades from The Economist

Reinterpreting the Crusades from The Economist

Black Like Them by Malcolm Gladwell

Black Like Them by Malcolm Gladwell

Rise and Fall of Sagalossos by Marc Waelkens

Rise and Fall of Sagalossos by Marc Waelkens

Cather and the Academy by Joan Acocella

Cather and the Academy by Joan Acocella

Survival of the Richest by Evan Osnos

Survival of the Richest by Evan Osnos

The Heroism of Incremental Care by Atul Gawande

The Heroism of Incremental Care by Atul Gawande

A Guide to Guerrilla Parenting by Amy Davidson

A Guide to Guerrilla Parenting by Amy Davidson

Are We Really So Modern? by Adam Kirsch

Are We Really So Modern? by Adam Kirsch

Wednesday, December 6, 2017

The Creators of the Implicit Association Test Should Get Their Story Straight by Jesse Singal

The Creators of the Implicit Association Test Should Get Their Story Straight by Jesse Singal

Millions Are Hounded for Debt They Don’t Owe. One Victim Fought Back, With a Vengeance by Zeke Faux

Millions Are Hounded for Debt They Don’t Owe. One Victim Fought Back, With a Vengeance by Zeke Faux

100 Years. 100 Million Lives. Think Twice. by Laura M. Nicolae

100 Years. 100 Million Lives. Think Twice. by Laura M. Nicolae

How Effective Is Your School District? A New Measure Shows Where Students Learn the Most by Emily Badger and Kevin Quealy

How Effective Is Your School District? A New Measure Shows Where Students Learn the Most by Emily Badger and Kevin Quealy

Crisis in the Classics by Michael R. Jackson Bonner

Crisis in the Classics by Michael R. Jackson Bonner

The Words Men and Women Use When They Write About Love by Josh Katz, Claire Cain Miller, and Kathleen A. Flynn

The Words Men and Women Use When They Write About Love by Josh Katz, Claire Cain Miller, and Kathleen A. Flynn

Sunday, December 3, 2017

Epigraphs: Famous First Words by Herbert Mitgang

Epigraphs: Famous First Words by Herbert Mitgang

The Bard of the Barroom by Michael Kernan

The Bard of the Barroom by Michael Kernan

Doris Lessing Says She Wrote 2 Novels Under Pseudonym to Prove Point by Edwin McDowell

Doris Lessing Says She Wrote 2 Novels Under Pseudonym to Prove Point by Edwin McDowell

2020 A.D. by Tom Wolfe

2020 A.D. by Tom Wolfe

Gevorg Emin -- the poet and his poems by Gevorg Emin

Gevorg Emin -- the poet and his poems. `I write instead of build canals'by Gevorg Emin

Why, Miss Scarlett, How Well You've Aged by Tom Wicker

Why, Miss Scarlett, How Well You've Aged by Tom Wicker

Diary by Paul Barker, London Review of Books, 19 May 1988

Diary by Paul Barker, London Review of Books, 19 May 1988.

Looking Backward by Edward Bellamy

Looking Backward by Edward Bellamy

Spruce by John Bayley

Spruce by John Bayley

A Last Fantasy in Florence by David Plante

A Last Fantasy in Florence by David Plante

Twilight of the Goddess by Claudia Roth Pierpont

Twilight of the Goddess by Claudia Roth Pierpont

Will Deconstruction Be the Death of Literature? by Frank D. McConnell

Will Deconstruction Be the Death of Literature? by Frank D. McConnell

Mark Twain on American Imperialism

Mark Twain on American Imperialism

Saturday, December 2, 2017

Who was it wrote the devil's dictionary? by Bruce Watson

Who was it wrote the devil's dictionary? by Bruce Watson

The War of the Great Books by Benjamin McArthur

The War of the Great Books by Benjamin McArthur

Atlantic Light by Unknown

Atlantic Light by Unknown

The secret of life at the limits: cogs become big wheels. by John Pfeiffer

The secret of life at the limits: cogs become big wheels. by John Pfeiffer

The Life and Times Roy Cohn by Geoffrey C. Ward

The Life and Times Roy Cohn by Geoffrey C. Ward

N.C. by Andrew Wyeth

N.C. by Andrew Wyeth N.C. by Andrew Wyeth

Getting a Glimpse of History from a Grandstand Seat by Robert Wernick

Getting a Glimpse of History from a Grandstand Seat by Robert Wernick