12 English Slang Words That Instantly Make You Sound Uneducated
I love the English language.
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Philosophy
A collection of 500 articles
20 Sophisticated Synonyms for Jerk to Use in an Intelligent Conversation
Sometimes I want to describe a situation where a person is a complete jerk, but I don’t want to use that particular word.
10 Philosophical Movies That Will Make You Reconsider Your Whole Existence
Watching philosophical movies can be a way of engaging with, learning about, and actively partaking in philosophy.
12 Interesting Word Origins You Had No Idea about
Our use of language makes us human.Yet, we pay little attention to where words come from.Well, here are 12 interesting word origins you may have had no idea about.
Artist with Alzheimer’s Drew Himself for 5 Years: Here Are His First and Last Self-Portraits
For years, an artist with Alzheimer’s disease created self-portraits.His unique yet gradually distorted view of himself is interesting.
Terrence Malick: the Intriguing Movies and Philosophy
Terrence Malick’s movies are unique, but they are also divisive.You either like them or you don’t.
The Online Double-bind
Thanks to engin akyurt for sharing their work on Unsplash.
The trap was set at least twenty-five years ago and the mice jumped at the smell of the cheese. I am referring to the introduction of the computer as a mass necessity and the Internet that followed. I was slow
Study Finds That Cloth Masks Can Increase Healthcare Workers Risk of Infection
A study published in 2015 found that cloth masks can increase healthcare workers risk of infection.It also called into question the efficacy of medical masks.
Death: A Simple Idea with a Powerful Punch
Since death is one idea that has no history except as an idea and not a reality any of us have experienced, it is the most frightening idea there is and also quite simple.
Lockdown Therapy for Capitalism
Artwork: “Isolation Therapy”, by Jess Ebsworth
One might think that artists wouldn’t mind being isolated and having more time in studios on account of the current Coronavirus situation. After all, we spend an enormous amount of time alone, and isolation allows us to have uninterrupted amounts of time to
Indigenous Elders Share Stories About “Star People” Living Inside The Earth
Dr. Ardy Sixkiller Clarke, a Professor Emeritus at Montana State University who is Cherokee/Choctaw has been researching the Star People, and collecting encounters between them and Native Indians for many years. This article shares one of many.
Rotating on Boredom’s Spit
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And all the news just repeats itself
Like some forgotten dream we’ve both seen”
John Prine, Hello in There
Without the ability to forget, we become imprisoned within a collective mental habit that induces us to repeat things that are as hard to escape as is
Parables For The New Conversation (Chapter 35: The Parable)
The following is a chapter from my book ‘Parables For The New Conversation.’ One chapter will be published every Sunday for 36 weeks here on Collective Evolution.
Parables For The New Conversation (Chapter 34: The Busser)
The following is a chapter from my book ‘Parables For The New Conversation.’ One chapter will be published every Sunday for 36 weeks here on Collective Evolution.
“We’re Falling Into A Trap Of Sensationalism” a Stanford Professor of Medicine on COVID-19
John P.A.
