182. Offense, Beauty, Caretakers, and the Flesh
Chatting about the Innocence of Mohammed; Marilyn Monroe, and dating a supermodel
181. Zealots, Us, Them, and Athiests
Reviewing the article, “From Bible-Belt Pastor to Atheist Leader” detailing the conversions of Jerry DeWitt to Atheisism
180. Generalizations, Evolution, DNA, and Design
Bill Nye the Science Guy’s plea for parents to allow their children to believe evolution and the latest findings on DNA
179. Simulators, Bias, Happiness, and Flesh
Reviewing the TED talk “The Surprising Science of Happiness” by Dan Gilbert
178. Cereal, Salad Dressing, Cell Phones, and Choice
Reviewing the TED Talk “The Paradox of Choice” by Barry Schwartz
177. Gender, Fluidity, Boys, and Dresses
A review of the New York Times article, “What’s So Bad About A Boy Who Wants To Wear A Dress?” by Ruth Padawer
176. Self-Awareness, Fear, Anger, and Non-Violence
Reviewing the TED Talk “Fighting with Non-Violence” by Scilla Elworthy
175. Programming, Aquariums, Machine Guns, and Preachers
Reviewing the movie “Machine Gun Preacher: and it’s back story.
174. Mass Murder, Kittens, Flesh, and Love
Reviewing the events of the week: the shooting in Aurora, CO; episode 3 of Inside Your Mind by Derren Brown
173. Presents, Dog Racing, Poker, and Belief
Events of the week and a review of Derren Brown’s illusions from the series “Inside Your Mind.”