It took just seven words for the National Basketball Association to get canceled by Beijing. As pro-democracy protesters swarmed the streets of Hong Kong in … Read the rest
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Myth of Human Origin
Tim Ingold
The ascent of reason
People differ the world over, and the study of these differences has always been the special province of … Read the rest
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Discussion: Buddhism
Professor of Buddhist Studies debunks the myth that Eastern religions are the champions of contemplative practices, that privilege revealed mystical experience over the observance of … Read the rest
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The Logic of Human Nature and Causal Network
The unpredictability of the human species is well known. Idiosyncratic traits of each family swamp the generic predictors, no matter how cleverly they are combined. … Read the rest
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Rationality And Progress
As we have seen in our article about bias and why it occurs across various judgment domains. People in all demographic groups display it, and it … Read the rest
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What to do about Bias?
Bias occurs across a wide variety of judgment domains. People in all demographic groups display it, and it is exhibited even by expert reasoners, the … Read the rest
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Case Study: The Less-Known Aspects of Early Irish and Scottish Nationalism
In an earlier article, we pointed out that while popular with Irish and Scottish Nationalists that the word “Celtic” slowly came to imply “indigenous”, and … Read the rest
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Recherche Sur Ce Qui Ne Va Pas Avec Les Celts
Par Eric Vandenbroeck
Les Allemands, les Celtes et les Païens: Interprétation de données sans mise en forme
Les livres d’histoire contemporains sont encore largement influencés … Read the rest