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  • Featured Author: Tracy James Jones

    Originally posted on Sharon C. Williams-Author: Tracy James Jones from Dallas and Waxahachie, Texas, is a blogger, book reviewer, indie author, former actor & artist who writes multicultural romantic drama. Literary portfolio includes four published novels, a collection of short… Continue reading

  • MENTAL HEALTH CARE – WHO NEEDS IT?

    Originally posted on Sheri Lawrence de Grom: Mental Health Care – Who Needs It? The Fourth House   By – Sheri de Grom I couldn’t believe what I’d just heard. It couldn’t be possible. Yet when I looked up and… Continue reading

  • NOAH

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    NOAH
  • The Semantic Apocalypse

    Originally posted on Speculative Heresy: Last week, I was privileged to be a respondent to a lecture entitled “The End of the World As We Know It: Neuroscience and the Semantic Apocalypse”. (Held at Canada’s premier interdisciplinary department: The University… Continue reading

  • Brain Drain and Brain Gain

    In a new book, “Paying the Professoriate,” to be published this month, Mr. Altbach and his co-editors examine academic salaries, contracts and benefits in publicly funded universities in 28 countries. They depict a world increasingly divided “into two categories —… Continue reading

    Brain Drain and Brain Gain
  • New eBook: Bridging the Bipolar Gap by Dawn Figueroa

    At the age of 24 Dawn was preparing to move to Colorado with her boyfriend when she was overtaken by a manic episode which included severe anxiety, hallucinations, and paranoia. She recalls driving around a hospital parking lot debating whether… Continue reading

    New eBook: Bridging the Bipolar Gap by Dawn Figueroa
  • Art and Inner Spaces

    “Oh my God, does art engender humanity? It awakens your humanity. But humanity has nothing to do with political theory. Political theory is in the interests of one group of humanity, or one ideal for humanity. But humanity—my heavens, that’s… Continue reading

    Art and Inner Spaces
  • On the Waterfront

    “I could have been a contender” — Rod Steiger and Marlon Brando   “We’ll work if Terry works…” — Lee J. Cobb, Marlon Brando, Karl Malden, and Eva Marie Saint Continue reading

    On the Waterfront
  • Eleven Nations “Up in Arms”

    The borders of my eleven American nations are reflected in many different types of maps—including maps showing the distribution of linguistic dialects, the spread of cultural artifacts, the prevalence of different religious denominations, and the county-by-county breakdown of voting in… Continue reading

    Eleven Nations “Up in Arms”
  • The best science and technology podcasts – Telegraph

    Really nice resource for the curious. The best science and technology podcasts, from astronomy for beginners to consumer advice, selected and updated by Pete Naughton via The best science and technology podcasts – Telegraph.   Continue reading

    The best science and technology podcasts – Telegraph