Archive for December, 2007
How religious culture influences science
John Tierney wrote a fascinating article recently for the NY Times about the role that culture and religion play in determining scientific beliefs and practices. The story focuses specifically on biotechnology, and about the different approaches taken by Asian and Western cultures on issues like stem-cell research and genetic engineering. While critics on the right and [...]
Tango taxi dancers in Argentina
You’re in Buenos Aires. You want to dance the tango but you don’t have a partner. What’s a person to do? Hire a “tango taxi dancer,” according to this fun little story in Time magazine. The Salon Canning is an authentic milonga, an unassuming hall in the old Palermo district of Buenos Aires where the [...]
Young televangelists promote a new Islam
There is an interesting story in the Washington Post about a new and younger group of Muslim televangelists who have not only been taking advantage of advances in technology to spread their message, but who have also been promoting a more contemporary and tolerant form of Islam. an excerpt: Muna el-Leboudy, a 22-year-old medical student, [...]
Winter baseball in the Caribbean
Winter is baseball season in the Caribbean and Latin America. According to this report in the Christian Science Monitor, that makes it an excellent time for a trip to that region, where the game is often played for the sheer joy of it. Baseball season isn’t over; in fact, it’s just begun – in Latin [...]
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