Subscribe to this RSS feed

John Maynard Keynes and Friedrich Hayek- Rap Battle Round 2

Written by
  The 'dismal science' has never sounded so undismal in this rather hilarious and brilliant rap battle between two famous economists, John Maynard Keynes and Friedrich Hayek. (video)

Beholding My Children Becoming

Written by
A tender poem I wrote in the wake of my adaptation as a mother to divorce, noticing how I had been beholding them growing up, out and away -- beautifully -- all along.

Big History and the Arrow of Time

Written by
  David Christian gives a TED talk on Big History, an intellectual movement which views history from "the Big Bang to the present". (video)

Two Opinions on DC Comics's reboot "The New 52"

Written by
Is this reboot working? What do two loyal readers think?

Further Thoughts on Your Inner Pigdog from Plato, Freud and Zizek

Written by
  More thoughts on that notorious innerer Schweinehund that lives within us all.  

The Wire as an Obscure Victorian Novel

Written by
  A brilliant bit of... satire? Scholarship? Hard to categorize. But a couple of very clever writers wrote this piece, as if the HBO show The Wire were actually an unjustly obscure Victorian novel.

The Reverend Chris Dierkes

Written by
Read more below

Coming Soon to Beams and Struts- The Museum of Fearology

Written by
    An introduction to an upcoming series exploring the subject of fear.  

The Psychology of Evil

Written by
  A TED talk by Stanford psychology professor Phillip Zimbardo on group psychology and how easy it is for people to become monsters...or heroes.

Will You Be My Friend

Written by
  A beautiful and inspiring poem, taking us through a spiral of development.
Page 6 of 14

Search Beams


Advanced Search

Most Popular Discussions

Subscribe to this RSS feed
Design by Cyren Design