A recent global religiosity and atheism survey was conducted by the Pew Research Center. The results indicate that overall religious belief is declining and atheism is growing. However, most humans on the planet still adhere to a religion and that belief seems to be dependent on a number of predictable variables.
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During a research trip in the south I encountered a culture I had read and heard about, but had never directly experienced. As a result I did experience a degree of culture shock. Throughout the experience I spoke with a few different people about some sensitive issues and had to encounter my own bias regarding many culturally sensitive issues.
Read MoreJoking About Race
Comedians frequently joke about controversial or sensitive issues. However, is joking about race ever acceptable? Do people who frequently make racial jokes on some level actually racist? Does it perpetuate stereotypes and negatively effect social integration in the western world? I recently encountered a situation that made me re-think many of these issues.
Read MoreDeveloped World Economics for the 21st Century
Understanding how to organize a global economy has been one of the most difficult things for humans to do over the past few centuries. As we enter the 21st century we need to learn from past economic structures and deconstruct what has worked best and what has failed. Learning from failed states and economies will help the contemporary developed world work towards an integrated global economy that is not vulnerable to collapse and recession.
Read MoreTED Controversy
There was a recent TED controversy over the release of a talk that discussed wealth disparity and income inequality. TED decided not to release it because it didn't meet their standards and they claimed they had better videos to upload from the same conference. The speak, Nick Hanauer, thought they didn't want to upload it because it was too political and partisan.
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