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Atheist Pilgrims
The Pilgrimage Project has been going on for seven years now (or maybe eight. Wow, is it eight already? It actually is), and in that time we’ve made a number of unexpected discoveries. One of those...
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Parental Expectations, Perfectionism and Spirituality
A fascinating study from the University of Michigan has recently revealed a correlation between perfectionism, spirituality and parental expectations. Chang et al examined the relationships between...
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Who Needs to Think When You Have a Smartphone?
When was the last time you did maths in your head? Dividing up the bill at a restaurant has become much easier now that everyone has a smartphone and there’s no need for mental acrobatics. Likewise, if...
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Why We Should Talk to Terrorists
Last night I went along to a public lecture by Jonathan Powell at LSE. It was called Why We Should Talk to Terrorists and was discussing people’s reticence to engage in conversation with terrorists and...
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Why Does Burnout Happen To Students?
Researchers at a Korean university have been studying the links between perfectionism, motivation and burnout in academic students. I found the concept interesting because I’ve always been very...
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Guys, I Really Am A Ravenclaw!
Which Harry Potter house are you in? Ask anyone of a certain generation and you’ll probably receive an answer. J.K. Rowling’s series of books sparked huge international interest, and expanded into...
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Examining Subtypes of Sex Offenders
A very interesting study has recently been published in the Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine, discussing the various subtypes of sexual offenders and their corresponding personalities. A...
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George Steiner has some interesting (some might say downright weird) ideas about language. He relates it to religion, politics, and the universe as a whole, and often seems to be insinuating that...
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Book Review: Words of Wisdom
Books about quotes often fall into the trap of being a bit twee. Wise words from the ancients are recycled all the time, taken out of context, not thought about and bantered around as if you can boil...
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Ten Classic Philosophy Texts
A while ago, one of my Twitter friends (@SDMumford) tweeted about his ten classic philosophy texts to read before you die. His picks: Plato – Republic Descartes – Meditations Locke – Essay Concerning...
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