Category Archives: News

Let’s See What’s in the News Today (Nov. 17, 2014)

Posted on November 17, 2014 by shaunmiller

Books The book Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer is about a young man, Chris McCandless, who left his comfortable life outside of Washington D.C., gave his money away and burned the rest, and headed to the Alaskan wilderness.  Why did … Continue reading →

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Let’s See What’s in the News Today (Nov. 3, 2014)

Posted on November 3, 2014 by shaunmiller

Death An advocate for right-to-die, Brittany Maynard, has ended her life from an incurable brain tumor. Drugs What happens when you decriminalize drugs?  You’d think drug use would go up, but it actually goes down.  Here’s a case study in … Continue reading →

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Let’s See What’s in the News Today (Oct. 19, 2014)

Posted on October 19, 2014 by shaunmiller

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Responding to the Shooting in California

Posted on May 27, 2014 by shaunmiller

By now, I’m sure you’ve heard of the violent shooting in California a few days ago.  Apparently, a young man named Elliot Rodger was very frustrated that he was not popular, couldn’t get involved in a relationship, and considered his height … Continue reading →

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Let’s See What’s in the News Today (April 22, 2014)

Posted on April 22, 2014 by shaunmiller

Children Are we overprotecting our kids?  From the article itself: I used to puzzle over a particular statistic that routinely comes up in articles about time use: even though women work vastly more hours now than they did in the … Continue reading →

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Let’s See What’s in the News Today (Jan. 12, 2014)

Posted on January 12, 2014 by shaunmiller

Abortion Vermont introduces a bill affirming a right to an abortion. Animals Dogs can sense magnetic variations of the earth. Economics The Pope recently made comments critiquing capitalism.  The Atlantic has a response by saying the Pope is ignorant about world economics.  Toward the … Continue reading →

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Let’s See What’s in the News Today (Jan. 1, 2014)

Posted on January 1, 2014 by shaunmiller

Feminism Feminism and computer programming languages. Music The band “Pussy Riot” was jailed by Putin.  Now, the members are released by one of the members says that the release is just a publicity stunt:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQVBtjhOxBI Relationships Long distance relationships can work! … Continue reading →

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Let’s See What’s in the News Today (Dec. 8, 2013)

Posted on December 8, 2013 by shaunmiller

Children Exercising during pregnancy could give the future baby a head start. Culture Amazon.com is teaming up with USPS to deliver mail on Sundays, at least in LA and NY.  Next year, they’ll delve into more cities. UK to ban … Continue reading →

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Let’s See What’s in the News Today (Oct. 1, 2013)

Posted on October 2, 2013 by shaunmiller

Economics Know your branches of economics. Hong Kong, Singapore, and New Zealand are the happiest places on earth. Gender A new study reveals that watching porn makes one less supportive of affirmative action toward women. Tips for a male academic. … Continue reading →

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Let’s See What’s in the News Today (Sept. 17, 2013)

Posted on September 17, 2013 by shaunmiller

Gender Germany allows third gender on birth certificates. Women still spend more time taking care of children than men do. Natalism An article about how those who voluntarily choose to be childless are stigmatized as selfish and materialistic. Another article … Continue reading →

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