Why are religious texts (“The” Bible, “The” Torah, “The” Qu’ran) preceded by “The”?
Convention and reducing ambiguity likely contributed to the use of the definitive article.
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Discussing blood alcohol levels in English
How most people in the US would describe blood alcohol levels when writing.
You thought I was crazy: your privacy is gone
In the following TED talk, Jennifer Golbeck outlines how your privacy is already gone. She tells the story about how the company, Target, knew a 15-year-old girl was pregnant two weeks before she told her parents she was pregnant. Private traits and attributes are predictable from digital records of human behavior Ms. Golbeck mentions a … Read more
Be delusional for happiness, align your delusions for solidarity
Rhetoric, not reason, is the path to consensus building.
Our relationships fulfill us; our dreams move us
Candy Chang has used public spaces to get strangers to communicate with each other. Her art says many things, and I hear that relationships and dreams are central to being fully human.
Abortion or death: it is immoral to violate anyone’s body
Abortion laws and contraception laws are about control over your own body. It’s about liberty and freedom and dignity and respect. You do not have to be a woman to agree that women should have the freedom to control their own body and that no one has the right to disrespect women’s bodies and force … Read more
Is groping a woman’s breast similar to kicking a man’s groin?
An imgur cartoon about sexism has sparked an interesting discussion, and I added a small contribution.