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A message to someone Drowning .
In the name of Allah, the most gracious, the most compassionate Assalamualaikum dear readers, hmmmmm i feel different somehow….i feel like ive abandoned my jihad though i still keep my duties, s… more →
In search of Consciousness .
Why Ancient Wisdom Matters in the Modern World
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Becky wrote 1 month ago: The above is the title of the 2009 CBC Massey Lectures, given last month by Canadian anthropologist … more →
A perfect school for learning
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Becky wrote 6 months ago: Last Thursday, Tom’s already unreliable helper — the Alberta advantage continues in the … more →
Thomas Berry, 1914-2009: Losing, and finding, the universe
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Becky wrote 6 months ago: Thomas Berry, the writer and environmentalist who considered himself a “geologian” … more →
Moving in a common rhythm
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Becky wrote 6 months ago: “Don’t rule out working with your hands. It does not preclude using your head. There … more →
"I've got a song to sing, all over this land"
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Becky wrote 7 months ago: Happy Birthday, Pete Seeger. If you’re in New York City today, you can swing by Madison Square … more →
John Hope Franklin, 1915 - 2009: A life of learning
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Becky wrote 8 months ago: “The very essence of the life of the mind is the freedom to inquire, to examine, and to critic … more →
Letting the sun in through the cellophane
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Becky wrote 9 months ago: Men and boys are learning all kinds of trades but how to make men of themselves. They learn to make … more →
"One of the wonders of the day"
Becky wrote 10 months ago: “What did you think of the inaugural? That rail-splitting lawyer is one of the wonders of the … more →
Darwin 200: Day 4: The Big One
Becky wrote 10 months ago: Illustration by Carl Buell at Olduvai George Many thanks to Mr. Buell for sharing, and hat tip to Mi … more →
Darwin 200: Charles Darwin's Day
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Becky wrote 10 months ago: (Previously posted last year as “Funny, you don’t look a day over 198″, with some … more →
Darwin 200: Day 3 II: From a common origin
Becky wrote 10 months ago: My father, the Old Curmudgeon, sent me Alvaro Vargas Llosa’s current article for The New Repub … more →
Darwin 200: Day 3: Teach Evolution
Becky wrote 10 months ago: Colin Purrington is also the force behind the Evolution Outreach Projects page, which includes a wea … more →
Darwin 200: Day 2: Highly evolved toys
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Becky wrote 10 months ago: Some educational, others just for fun: Toys for the young and young at heart (I haven’t ordered from … more →
Two different schools of reading
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Becky wrote 10 months ago: in England. UK children’s laureate Michael Rosen wonders, in The Guardian Book Blog, “ju … more →
"To oblige him"
Becky wrote 10 months ago: According to The Boston Globe, The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum said it will disp … more →
Ignorance = Death
jeagan82 wrote 10 months ago: Everyday my goal is to build off of the wisdom, understanding, and knowledge that I receive from the … more →
Darwin 200: Many happy returns
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Becky wrote 10 months ago: Here’s a list of all of the Farm School (FCD) Charlie Darwin posts, up here as a sticky for th … more →
Oxford for everyone
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Becky wrote 1 year ago: My father sent me this link for Oxford on the cheap the week we left, but I didn’t have time t … more →
Brains are back, or, Even when no-one is looking
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Becky wrote 1 year ago: From Nicholas Kristof’s NY Times op-ed column, “Obama and the War on Brains”, toda … more →
