Showing posts with label culture. Show all posts
Showing posts with label culture. Show all posts
Thursday, September 02, 2021

Failures of Prediction

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To dispose of one point up front, of course we know the purpose of science fiction isn't literally to predict future technology and soci...
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Thursday, July 08, 2021

Educating the Passions

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Over the July 4th weekend, columnist David Brooks wrote about the importance of storytelling: America Has a Great Story to Tell Skipping...
Thursday, May 20, 2021

Whale Culture

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Do animals have culture, defined as the customs of a particular social group? Not too long ago, established science would have answered with...
Tuesday, December 08, 2020

Worldbuilding From Reality Part 15 So What Exactly Is Reality

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Worldbuilding From Reality Part 15 So What Exactly Is Reality? Previous parts in Worldbuiilding From Reality are indexed at: https:...
Tuesday, November 24, 2020

Fictional Science or Scientific Fiction Part 2 - The Art of the Parable

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Fictional Science or Scientific Fiction Part 2 The Art of the Parable Part 1 of Fictional Science or Scientific Fiction is: https://...
Tuesday, November 19, 2019

Worldbuilding From Reality Part 10 Does It Matter If Arousal Is Gender Specific?

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Worldbuilding From Reality Part 10 Does It Matter If Arousal Is Gender Specific?  Previous parts in the Worldbuilding From Reality se...
Thursday, October 31, 2019

Storytelling Matters

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Happy Halloween! An economist explains why people need stories: Why We Still Need English Majors Nobel Prize winner Robert Shiller, au...
Thursday, May 30, 2019

The Omnivore's Dilemma

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No, not the book of that name, which was the only reference that popped up on a full page of Google results. I first encountered this term i...
Thursday, August 09, 2018

Defining Deviancy

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In sociological discourse, we encounter the term "defining deviancy down." This phrase refers to behavior that used to be condemne...
Thursday, June 07, 2018

Common Assumptions

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In his essay "On the Reading of Old Books" (written as the introduction to a 1943 translation of St. Athanasius's book on the ...
Tuesday, February 20, 2018

Theme-Symbolism Integration Part 6 - Expository Lump Dissolver

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Theme-Symbolism Integration Part 6 - Expository Lump Dissolver  by Jacqueline Lichtenberg Previous parts in the Theme-Symbolism Int...
Thursday, February 23, 2017

Evolution of Civilization

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An interesting short article answering this question: Why Haven't We Found Civilizations Older Than 7000-8000 Years? The questioner...
Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Dialogue Part 9: Depicting Culture With Colloquialisms by Jacqueline Lichtenberg

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Dialogue Part 9  Depicting Culture With Colloquialisms by Jacqueline Lichtenberg Here is a list of previous posts in the Dialogue seri...
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