by Carl Howard | Aug 16, 2012 | Biases and Fallacies, Blog Topics, History, Mind, Psychology and Consciousness, Science and Skepticism, Society
A few weeks ago, I was out with 3 friends and the conversation turned to the increasing prevalence of technology especially with smartphones being so common. I believe that all three of them agreed that this was a definite negative. People would turn increasingly...
by Carl Howard | Aug 10, 2012 | Blog Topics, Links
A particularly spectacular bit of the world I’ve just seen for the first time Horseshoe Bend, Arizona Via Jerry Coyne, an unintentionally accurate German ad for the Quran Natalie Reed on trigger warnings, their philosophy, use, misuse and abuse. What’s it like to be...
by Carl Howard | Aug 9, 2012 | Atrocities and Oppression, Blog Topics, Society, Travel
In my last post on Central Asia, things got a bit cynical about just how invisible the region is on a world stage. This post was scheduled a few weeks ago, before the almost-unreported outbreak of what could be the start of another civil war in Tajikistan. Yes, there...
by Carl Howard | Aug 3, 2012 | Blog Topics, Links
Is This Feminist?: a great Tumblr about…well, I’d rather not describe it, best see for yourself. It’s the 200th anniversary of the New England Journal of Medicine! To celebrate, they have an online edition with free articles that focus on the history of medicine for...
by Carl Howard | Jul 31, 2012 | Blog Topics, Interesting Stuff, Travel
The itinerary in Turkmenistan was pretty much a straight cut through the desert from the Uzbek border near Dashoguz through to the Iranian border near Ashgabat, stopping at a few relevant places. Photo courtesy Derek & Fiona Rendall Dashoguz: This is one of...
by Carl Howard | Jul 27, 2012 | Blog Topics, Links
Shocking yet (possibly) very effective domestic violence ad Randa Jarar’s experiences in ‘the Arab Room’ at Ben Gurion airport. This is a room I had visited myself under more relaxed circumstances — but that’s a tale for another day. Little girl’s food blog on the...
