The Friday Read: Self and The City
From Project Syndicate: Urbanization is blamed for a wide variety of modern social ills, ranging from crime and incivility to alienation and anomie. But, by infusing us with their unique spirit and...
View ArticleThe Friday Read: Mixed Matches
A few days late but an interesting read nonetheless. Denise Morris explores inter-racial dating and marriage from a biblical worldview over at Boundless.org. Parts One, Two and Three explore her...
View ArticleThe Friday Read: Are Emotions Prophetic?
Are emotions prophetic? The short answer is No, but Jonah Lehrer at The Frontal Cortex offers a good summary of the long answer [pdf]: Every feeling is like a summary of data, a quick encapsulation of...
View ArticleThe Friday Read: The True Cost of Parenting
Joshua Gans on The True Cost of Parenting, and why $180,000 may not necessarily be as outlandish as it sounds especially when the opportunity cost of stay at home parenting is factored in: Parents know...
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The Friday Read: Gas is all around…
In the week that saw a cloud of gas leak from Total’s North Sea Elgin-Franklin field, the scramble for gas offshore Mozambique continues apace as Anadarko and Cove announce further finds, adding to...
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Links 04.10.2014
A few of the interesting bits and bobs I’ve stumbled on over the last few days Hope for a cleaner, cheaper, oil less future just became a wee stronger. Nigeria beware? @forakin on why we should all...
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2015 Reading #1
In addition to completing Moon Walking with Einstein, The Pioneer Detectives and significantly denting my copy of The Best American Essays 2014, my 2015 reading has consisted of loads of longform,...
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Bits, Bobs and Writing Elsewhere…
Firmly mired in the middle of my February read, Ted Thompson’s debut novel The Land of Steady Habits, no thanks to a gruelling schedule at work with criminal deadlines, although I did manage to...
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The Longform Wrap #3
A few of the more interesting pieces I stumbled on on the web during March… Enjoy 1. On Spock – Gukira: Leonard Nimoy died, and amidst the outpouring of grief and the eulogies, I found I related most...
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