How Monotheists Modelled God on an Alpha Male
Protective, omnipotent, scary and very territorial. The monotheistic God is modelled on a harem-keeping alpha male. … Continue readingHow Monotheists Modelled God on an Alpha Male
A Social Media Site For the Dead
In 2017, I decided to solve a longtime mystery about my family. It led me to a controversial pastime that consumes thousands—and has changed untold lives. … Continue readingA Social Media Site For the Dead
Shattered by Hanif Kureishi Review – Picking Up the Pieces
The Buddha of Suburbia author’s wildly inspiring memoir of illness and defiance … Continue readingShattered by Hanif Kureishi Review – Picking Up the Pieces
Can We Engineer Our Way Out of Climate Change?
Harvard Univ. reports engineering strategies: solar radiation management, carbon dioxide removal, and ocean fertilization, etc. … Continue readingCan We Engineer Our Way Out of Climate Change?
How Digital Life Threatens Our Capacity For Awe
In this tech-vexed age, our life on screens prevents us from experiencing the mysteries and transformative wonder of life. … Continue readingHow Digital Life Threatens Our Capacity For Awe
Can We Keep Producing More Food in a Warmer World?
Can we reinvent agriculture for a low-carbon world without people going hungry? Change will be dirty at first but could get cleaner. … Continue readingCan We Keep Producing More Food in a Warmer World?
Ubuntu: ‘I am I When We Are’
Couple of years ago, the then Vice Chancellor of Balochistan Univ. of Info Tech. Engg. & Management Science (BUITEMS) Dr. Farooq Bazai… … Continue readingUbuntu: ‘I am I When We Are’
Social Democracy, Immigration and the Working Class
Ahmari grapples with Sunkara’s argument that social democracy lost worker support by prioritizing capital interests… … Continue readingSocial Democracy, Immigration and the Working Class
The Precious Family Keepsakes That Hold Meaning For Generations
From Aeon: A family Bible, a cane knife and a piece of sheet metal recovered from a downed warplane are just a few of the possessions highlighted by the film
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Krishnamurti: One Has to be an Outsider to Society
“There is no leader, there is no teacher, there is nobody to tell you what to do. You are alone in this mad brutal world.” … Continue readingKrishnamurti: One Has to be an Outsider to Society
The Professor and the Politician
For Max Weber, only the most heroic figures could generate meaning in the world. Does his theory hold up today? … Continue readingThe Professor and the Politician
Why Social Scientists Must Embrace Chaos Theory
Social scientists cling to simple models of reality – with disastrous results. Instead they must embrace chaos theory. … Continue readingWhy Social Scientists Must Embrace Chaos Theory