Thony C. has a great post on whether it even makes sense to ask what role Christians of the Middle Ages had to play in the rise of science: As I wrote in my very first internet blog post on the ideas of Rodney Stark when every single member of society in supposedly a Christian… Continue reading
Month: August 2009
Sean Carroll makes a lot of sense: My own goal is not really changing people’s minds; it’s understanding the world, getting things right, and having productive conversations. My real concern in the engagement/mockery debate is that people who should be academic/scholarly/intellectual are letting themselves be seduced by the cheap thrills of making fun of people.… Continue reading
Are Web-connected TVs going to cause problems for broadcasters? The first TVs fitted with Yahoo-Intel’s widget engine have begun to ship in Europe amid speculation about their potentially disruptive impact on the TV landscape. On the one hand web-enabled TVs retailing over £1000 (US $1600) are unlikely to attract a mass market, outside early adopters,… Continue reading
Larry Kudlow goes out on a limb: Even today, as unfashionable as it sounds, and given Washington’s attack on horsepower, Americans are still in love with automobiles. They still like going to showrooms, checking out the new models, inhaling the great new-car smell, and yes, kicking the tires and making a buy. Cars may no… Continue reading
Publishers are growing less tolerant with authors who can’t meet their deadlines: But as book sales fall and publishing houses look for ways to cut costs, many literary agents are growing increasingly worried that publishers looking to trim their lists will start holding authors to deadlines and using lateness as an occasion to renegotiate advances… Continue reading