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The article explores the intersection of sexuality and kitsch in contemporary culture, examining how these elements influence societal norms and perceptions of intimacy.
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Daniel Lieberman is a Harvard professor of human evolutionary biology, paleoanthropologist, and author. What is the best diet for peak human health? From vegan and carnivore to Mediterranean and raw food, how do you know which approach is right for you? And are diet and exercise still the keys to good health—or does modern science offer another solution? Expect to learn why nutrition and diet feel much like a religion, which diet is healthier: Vegan or Carnivore, why the Blue Zone science mig...
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Conditions have not improved for Christians in Iran since pastor Ara Torosian came to the United States as a refugee in 2010. Torosian is grateful for the religious freedom he has found in the United States, where he now pastors a Farsi-speaking congregation in Los Angeles. But he is disheartened by another stark reality: America Read more. The post The Trump Administration Has Resettled Zero Religious Refugees This Year appeared first on Christianity Today
Kishore, a construction worker in Mumbai, has worshiped at a local home church for nearly two years. But his pastor recently asked him to fill out a “consent and self-declaration” form to declare he has participated there with “free will and voluntary intention.” The form requires a passport-sized photo and his name, phone number, address, Read more. The post Mumbai Churches Fight Anticonversion Law with Consent Forms appeared first on Christianity Today
When Joshua and Kaitlyn Rose Leventhal first started talking about Tapiseri, they were just two friends who’d met on social media, sharing thoughts about art and faith. Jonathan, a musician and worship leader, imagined an album that would weave together stories, scenes, and themes from the Bible. Kaitlyn, a visual artist, envisioned a series of Read more. The post An Abstract, Artistic Music Album For Your Next Bible Study appeared first on Christianity Today
World Labs co-founders Fei-Fei Li, Justin Johnson, and Ben Mildenhall join a16z General Partner Martin Casado to discuss Atlas, their latest world model, and what it reveals about the pursuit of spatial intelligence. At the center of Atlas is what the team calls “new view prediction”: given images or views of a scene, the model predicts what that environment should look like from a different position in space and time. This brings generation and 3D reconstruction into the same model, and rais...
Will 21st century transportation innovations work against urban density, as the car did in the 20th century, or promote urban centralization, as the railroad did in the 19th century? Reducing the cost of commuting always reduces urban centralization in the classic Alonso-Muth-Mills model but that result reverses if the number of trips is endogenous and […] The post Will new transportation technologies increase urban density? appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION. Related StoriesCapital gains ...