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‘Brain rot’ – word of the year 2024December 2, 2024
My personal word of the year is demonize. But … A commentary on how “we are using our free time” … an ongoing “cultural conversation … Continue reading ‘Brain rot’ – word of the year 2024 →
Our longest saga – the evolution of humanityNovember 28, 2024
Pondering the big picture, what has changed in the last 100 years or so … This article (republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons … Continue reading Our longest saga – the evolution of humanity →
Puritan praise & pride – a legacy of conflated pietyNovember 2, 2024
[Draft 11-7-2024] We supposedly live in a secular society. And yet, sacred speech dominates our polarized politics. The righteous mind is alive and well. Private … Continue reading Puritan praise & pride – a legacy of conflated piety →
Healthy foods, exercises & habits pageSeptember 12, 2024
This blog’s Health & Exercise page has been reorganized. There now are separate sections (headings) for articles:
‘Politics is about sacredness’ – overlapping moral orbitsJuly 31, 2024
Fables were part of the moral fabric when I was growing up. Perhaps yours as well. Especially some of Aesop’s Fables. (Yet, I was suprised … Continue reading ‘Politics is about sacredness’ – overlapping moral orbits →

jph on Puritan praise & pride – a legacy of conflated pietyDecember 11, 2024
So, this LA Times article (noted below) clarifies something that I've wondered about: the retreat by evangelicals from progressive causes…
jph on ‘Brain rot’ – word of the year 2024December 10, 2024
Not to be outdone, Merriam-Webster announced their word of the year, which comes closer to my personal word of the…
jph on Our longest saga – the evolution of humanityDecember 5, 2024
Speaking of our brain, let us explore the ways ... • Caltech > The Caltech > Neuroscience > "Neuroscience: Studying…
jph on Our longest saga – the evolution of humanityDecember 2, 2024
The human brain's size did not evolve like the jumps in capacity of modern computer processors. • Neuroscience News >…
jph on Puritan praise & pride – a legacy of conflated pietyNovember 25, 2024
The "greed is good" of the 1980's is characterized also as the "Glengarry Glen Ross" culture: Glengarry Glen Ross (play)…

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