Long ago Edward Bernays’ invisible government of propaganda elevated big business from its unpopular status as a kind of mafia to that of a patriotic driving force. The “American way of life” began as an advertising slogan. The modern image of Santa Claus was an invention of Coca Cola. T...
long-lasting wealth and righteousness.19 My fruit is better than the purest gold,[aj]and my harvest[ak] is better than choice silver.20 I walk in the path of righteousness,in the pathway of justice,21 that I may cause[al] those who love me to inherit wealth,and that I may fill[am...
Greek tragedy that she wishes survived to reach us, and a lot more. Also, I go LONG in the intro about some family stuff that came up in the lead-in to this episode.CONTENT/TRIGGER WARNING: if discussions about suicide are a problem for you, DO NOT LISTEN TO THIS ONE. (3/20/24)...
The phrase “coin toss” is a classic synonym for randomness. But since the 18th century, mathematicians have ___ that even fair coins tend to land on one side slightly more often than the other. Proving this tiny bias, ___, would require hundreds of thousands of carefully recorded coin...
“Admonish the idle”– Patience includes redirection. Sometimes we need direction. And we need patience during that time of redirection. Or patience and long-suffering includes faithfully readdressing an issue to help someone’s heart. “Encourage the fainthearted”– When someone experiences sadness...
A long-lasting plastic material has to be used for this kite, which carries fishing lines. 36. The ancient Chinese bird-kites were usually made of light frames covered with ___. A.silk B.paper C.cloth D.plastic 37. The kites used by German U-boats in World War Ⅱ for the military...
(Yudell et al.2016). The goal is not to ignore patterns of human biological or genetic diversity, but rather to identify new methods to explore these patterns that do not reproduce the harm caused when human biological variation is treated as a mere synonym for racial categories built on the...
Crumb & Art Spiegelman, the long-lasting influence of the undergrounds on American (and global) culture, the importance of seeing the undergrounds in their historical context, and the question of whether these artists were “just in the right place & the right time”. We also talk about ...