Nov 16, 2020
https://slatestarcodex.com/2017/02/27/a-modern-myth/
1. Eris
A middle-aged man, James, had come on stage believing it was an audition for American Idol. It wasn’t. Out ran his ex-lover, Terri. “You said you loved me!” she said. “And then when I got pregnant, you disappeared! Twenty years, and you never...
Nov 9, 2020
https://slatestarcodex.com/2016/04/08/a-theory-of-religion/
Related to Monday’s post but spun off for length reasons: my crazy theory about where religion comes from.
The near-universal existence of religion across cultures is surprising. Many people have speculated on what makes tribes around the world so fixated...
Nov 4, 2020
You are Joseph R. Biden Jr. You sit in a convention center in Delaware, surrounded by advisors and confidantes. You are acutely aware that the hopes of a hundred million people are with you. You feel like...
Nov 2, 2020
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Why is there such a strong Sunni/Shia divide?
I know the Comparative Religion 101 answer. The early Muslims were debating who was the rightful caliph. Some of them said Abu Bakr, others said Ali, and the dispute has been going on ever since. On the other hand, that was fourteen hundred years ago, both candidates are...
Oct 28, 2020
This week the SSC Meetup features guest speaker Jason Crawford, author the blog The Roots of Progress, discussing 'the non-linear model of innovation.'
"Innovation is often described with a “linear” model from discovery to invention to distribution. There is an element of truth in this, but a naive interpretation of...