This looks to be an interesting study. There may be political bias in the classroom, but headed in the other direction. A new study — soon to be published in PS: Political Science & Politics — finds that students are the ones with bias, attributing characteristics to their professors based […]
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Yesterday the Board approved a plan for preserving the name and legacies of Tulane and Newcomb Colleges. As Tulane University implements its Renewal Plan in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, the Board of Tulane approved a sweeping set of recommendations on Thursday (March 16) to preserve some of the university’s […]
Not quite Intelligent Design(?): Science and religion come together again. Dr. Barrow, 53, a mathematical sciences professor at the University of Cambridge, is best known for his work on the anthropic principle, which has been the subject of debate in physics circles in recent years. Life as we know it […]
Tradition says that on Purim the world is turned upside down, but perhaps Madonna dressing up as a tart is just a little too normal… Madonna turned heads dressed as a sexy French maid at a fancy dress Kabbalah party. The Hung Up singer was accompanied to the bash, held […]
With one minute left here is Wednesday’s BotD Entourage Weblog. Today has an update on the features in the new release of Erage.
The Daily Show just had Bart Ehrman on discussing his book Misquoting Jesus. “One helluva a good book,” said host John Stewart. For those not familiar with the program it is a “fake news show” that I find very funny, acerbic, and often interesting. Tonight an important question was raised […]
This is a great blog that all Mac users should know about. It is not the best source of tech tips (MacOSX Hints) or news (MacMinute) but is an enjoyable couple of minutes each day. Enjoy today’s BotD!
Here is mine (not to mention the surrounding drivel of this paragraph): “The Jewish tetragrammaton YHWH—the sacred name of God—is in fact derived from Jehovah, an androgynous physical union between the masculine Jah and the pre-Hebraic name for Eve, Havah” (p.309, DVC). Of course most readers of this blog will […]