October 2009
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“You can’t very easily invite somebody to your church and then to supper...”
– What I’ve learned from debating religious people around the world. - By Christopher Hitchens - Slate Magazine
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Oct 28th
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Oct 28th
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Jul 14, 2010: The Great Fashion Cycle: London to... →
Oct 24th
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Oct 15th
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Liquid Modernity
…is Zygmunt Bauman’s (a Polish sociologist) term for the present condition of the world as contrasted with the “solid” modernity that preceded it. According to Bauman, the passage from “solid” to “liquid” modernity has created a new and unprecedented setting for individual life pursuits, confronting individuals with a series of challenges never before...
Oct 14th
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“The Netherlands had 5 times more windmills in 1850 than it has wind turbines...”
– Low-tech Magazine: Wind powered factories: history (and future) of industrial windmills
Oct 9th
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Oct 2nd
“Humans are «self-domesticated apes», with natural selection favouring...”
– My little zebra: The secrets of domestication - New Scientist
Oct 1st