Why polyamory?

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Psychology Today is a source of some truly great articles on polyamory. Understanding why some people prefer this lifestyle while others are hurt by the very thought of its existence is, perhaps, the key to its greater acceptance. Read more »

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Finland, or the primacy of learning

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The world offers many stellar examples to countries and / or nations that want to plan their development. Chief among them are the Scandinavian countries. We'll take a look at Finland. Read more »

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A Decline in Civility or just a selfish request 4 respekt?

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There's a lot to say on this subject, but for the moment, I would rather mention only the recent CTV documentary "The Decline in Civility". Read more »

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Joseph Campbell is smiling

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To offer a synthetic view of world myths might be an even more daunting task than to do the same with the world religions. Yet our hero has managed to do just that. We take a quick look at his legacy. Read more »

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Entrepreneurial journalism saving education

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I recently watched TED ny lecture where Jeff Jarvis, a Professor of Entrepreneurial Journalism talks about how the best lectures (MIT open courseware and others) are already online, so educators need to become curators and complementary to online content and also to involve their audience to a much greater degree. Read more »

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Steve Joordens on Critical Thinking

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Coming straight from the Psychology Department of U of T (Scarborough Campus), this lecture addresses primarily first year students and talks about the lecturer's struggle to get his students to think. Read more »

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