Once again, sports offers an important look at people’s potential to skew the truth. Last time was about the hype[…]
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50 Shades of Shame
Guest writer, Erin Fahey, shares her insight about the controversial book, 50 Shades of Grey. We don’t have to look[…]
Read moreFake It ’til You Make It
We know that physical gestures are an indicator of how we feel, but can it go the other way? Is there[…]
Read moreAutumn in Minnesota…with Two French Women at a Winery
The colors and crisp weather make the upper Midwest a land many ought to envy. Something about the air in[…]
Read moreLiberals and Conservatives: Ideology over Science
Just looking at the names: Conservative and Liberal (or Progressive), it’s logical to assume that the first group is going[…]
Read moreThe NFL Refs Debacle: A Case Study in Hype
Continuing the theme this week of looking at the evidence, let’s weigh in on the recently-resolved NFL referee uproar. Since[…]
Read moreCreationism vs. Evolution
I saw a DVD in my public library called “Lies in the Textbook”. Before I had a chance to pick[…]
Read moreAnger of Muslims part 2: Making Sense in 3D
In the end and in the know everything makes sense. It does simply because it is. The problem is that[…]
Read moreAnger of Muslims
The narrative surrounding the protests and violence in the Middle East is that it is occurring because a film called[…]
Read moreLottery Scratch-offs Part 2: Stating the Obvious
Part 1 was about the interesting psychology that gambling brings out in people. We also looked at those $30 scratch-offs and the[…]
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