Category Archives: On the web

Links 11 – 18/10/13

Posted on October 18, 2013 by Alastair Roberts

Links for the week. An assortment of thought-provoking, amusing, mind-bending, or conversation-starting pieces. As usual, linking does not imply agreement. 1. See the World Through the Eyes of a Cat 2. An Interview on Žižek 3. Slavoj Žižek: “Most of … Continue reading →

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Links 10 – 10/10/13

Posted on October 10, 2013 by Alastair Roberts

Since you have all been very good (and as I will be offline for most of the weekend), this week’s links post is early. 1. What is the Higgs Boson? 2. The Moment When Nobel Prize Winner Peter Higgs Learned … Continue reading →

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Links 9 – 5/10/13

Posted on October 5, 2013 by Alastair Roberts

Links for the week. 1. IVF: ‘Where’s All That Grief Going?’ 2. Brain Scans of Porn Addicts: What’s Wrong With This Picture? 3. Lost to the Ages: The Legacy of Myst 4. Deliberation, Obedience, and Scripture – Another superb O’Donovan … Continue reading →

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Links 8 – 28/9/13

Posted on September 28, 2013 by Alastair Roberts

Links for the week. You know the drill. 1. Ethics as Spectator Sport – Brad Littlejohn shares another fantastic O’Donovan quotation. 2. A Bot Called Cricinfo, ‘We Were Burning Through a Million Dollars a Month’ – The history of one … Continue reading →

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Links 6 – 14/9/13

Posted on September 14, 2013 by Alastair Roberts

It’s that time of the week again, folks! Here are some links from the last few days. 1. On Still Reading Barth: Some Sympathetic Reflections 2. On Reading and Not-Reading Barth 3. The Science of Snobbery 4. What Tolkien Officially … Continue reading →

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Links 5 – 8/9/13

Posted on September 8, 2013 by Alastair Roberts

Your weekly links list. Linking does not signify agreement with contents of linked articles. You know the drill. 1. 10 Paragraphs About Lists You Need in Your Life Right Now 2. What skill can learn right now in 10 minutes … Continue reading →

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Links 3 – 24/8/13

Posted on August 24, 2013 by Alastair Roberts

Things have been rather quiet here over the last few weeks. I don’t expect to be posting much over the next month or two either, but I will try to post a links post every week. The following are a … Continue reading →

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Links 2 – 17/8/13

Posted on August 17, 2013 by Alastair Roberts

This week’s links post. Once again, I will be posting links largely without comment. These particular links weren’t chosen because I agreed with them, but because they piqued my interest or amusement in some manner. I might have strong disagreements … Continue reading →

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Atheists Are More Intelligent Than Religious Persons

Posted on August 15, 2013 by Alastair Roberts

A recent meta-analytical study has identified an inverse correlation between faith and intelligence. Such studies are relatively common: many of us will already have encountered a number of studies identifying the same correlation. One also sees similar research supporting the … Continue reading →

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Links 1 – 10/8/13

Posted on August 10, 2013 by Alastair Roberts

It has been a long time since I last produced a link post, so I thought that it would be worthwhile to do one again. This time, I will be posting most of the links without any comment. Very few … Continue reading →

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