The reading collection
Psychology, geopolitics, philosophy—and everything in between.
2,048 readings · 445–456
Below are 3 common ways the Bible is taken out of context. Historical Context is Ignored On social media, an apparent contradiction in the Bible was circulated. In Mark’s Gospel, Jesus was crucified on the “third…
What are Myths? In The Hero with a Thousand Faces, Campbell shows us what the myths of the past have in common. He identifies an archetypal story structure that explains the patterns most great myths and folk stories…
In a Munk debate, a few famous authors debated whether the world was getting better or worse. This took place pre-pandemic, in 2015.
, the largest country in the world, spans six million square miles, crossing eleven time zones. Its immense geography defines its history, politics, and worldview. From the forests and steppes of European Russia to…
How do people react when they’re actually confronted with error? You get a huge range of reactions. Some people just don’t have any problem saying, “I was wrong. I need to rethink this or that assumption.” Generally,…
Promiscuity Women’s preferences for short term mates suggests that they use casual sex to evaluate potential husbands.
David Sinclair is a biologist at Harvard Medical School who believes that ageing can be reversed. He has argued that the causes of ageing are known and that it should be possible to treat them. Sinclair’s critics…
The years since the 1970s have been a whirlwind of financial turbulence, marked by wild swings in the prices of commodities, currencies, real estate, and stocks. Financial crises, once relatively rare, have become…
The history of scams is as old as human civilization itself. From the infamous Pyramid Scheme to Nigerian princes asking for help transferring money, people have been trying to take advantage of others since the…
War isn’t just about fighting; it’s also about money. Some people make a lot of money when there’s a war. They sell guns, tanks, and other things that are used in fighting. This might sound wrong because war causes…
In* The Allegory of the Cave*, Plato tells us about the prisoner who saw the light. But what is more interesting, is to think about the type of experience he had. At first, he is blinded by the light.
Jean Baudrillard’s book, “The Ecstasy of Communication,” explores the profound ways modern technology and media have reshaped human experience and society.