On the wings of a new study that found a genetic background to some people's early sexual start, we decided to look at how the Brits and “United Statesians” cope with their prudishness, their Victorian and Elisabethan traditions and not in the least, the pressures of having the teenage population most prone to binge drinking and to pregnancies. Read more »
Economists don't have a reputation for being exceedingly sexy. They weren't perceived as funny either, but not long ago a "stand-up economist" popped up. Here we're looking at two studies where economists try to figure marital bliss. Read more »
It is extremely difficult to pay your respects to an author whose book you haven't read. None of us has read catcher in the rye
A very recent debate hosted by TVO reminded me of Fukuyama’s famous essay. The plan is to summarize it and eventually discuss it. Read more »
Some teachers (well, a Prof in this case) love their job. And it shows! Since that's scary, we show it back to you! Happy Halloween! Read more »
There were some truly amazing pearls in the generally annoying rubble as I like to call the musical landscape of those times. Yet I find myself inexorably attracted to it, partly because my parents were back then not only alive but young. And Herbie Hancock & Bill Withers, these not-known-well-enough giants, stand up. Read more »
A friend of mine has recently mentioned Prof Woessmann in a blog article. I was looking at the article she mentioned and then it dawned on my that I might as well try to present these articles in a way that is easier to access. Read more »
One of the outcomes of the previously mentioned Space Jam is getting to know a number of poems I didn't know. I shall list and discuss them here. Read more »
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 »
As with all great educators, Professor Peterson is not only a deep repository of knowledge, but also a rather quirky entertainer. Watching his lectures, one cannot help wondering when and how did his quirks arise.. We continue with our notes from his latest lecture to make it in TVO’s Big Ideas. Read more »
Understanding religion is tough even for those who were lucky enough to receive a non-abusive education. Navigating the numerous inadequacies and misunderstandings that surround this subject is a multidisciplinary endeavour, involving psychology, history, economics and to a certain extent, religion. Read more »
The wide discovery and acceptance of the existence of extremophiles of the last decade is opening the gate for a wider acceptance of the idea that life can travel through cosmos and can be found on other planets, in conditions we previously thought inhospitable and not conducive to life. Read more »
The world is full of rules. First, there were the 10 commandments (we're purposely ignoring the ethical Greeks and others before them). Bill Maher ends his show with "new rules". APA and MLA have their own citations rules. There's a guy who even wrote Rules for life, work, management. Before we delve in any of those, we need to follow a few basic rules of writing. Read more »
