Feb 24, 2010
February 24, 2010
Does Your Facebook Profile Reflect Your True Self?
A prevailing theory in psychology has been that people use their social-networking pages to protect an idealized version of themselves, not the person they really are. That may not be so. (Shari Roan, Los Angeles Times)
More Evidence Saturn Moon May Be Hospitable to Life
Cassini observed some 30 small jets of water vapor and water ice spewing from the southern hemisphere of Enceladus, about 20 more than previously seen. In addition, the most detailed infrared map of one of the south pole’s fissures, where jets emanate, indicates that the surface temperature there might be as high as 200 kelvins (-73 degrees Celsius), or about 20 kelvins warmer than previously estimated. (Ron Cowen, Science News)
Women Win Online Trivial Pursuit Battle of the Sexes
Women were strongest when answering questions from Entertainment. They answered twice as many from the category, traditionally characterized as pink, as men with 56.8 percent of answers given correctly. Their next favorite question area was Science & Nature of which 54.4 percent of answers were right. (Laura Roberts, Telegraph)
Teach Your Children Well
In a weeklong series of commentary articles, National Post contributors assess how today’s moms and dads are faring with educating their little ones about faith. Today, Barbara Kay extols the virtues of children thinking about God. (National Post)
Report on Religion and Foreign Policy Delivered to the White House
American foreign policy is handicapped by a narrow, ill-informed, and “uncompromising Western secularism” that feeds religious extremism, threatens traditional cultures, and fails to encourage religious groups that promote peace and human rights, according to a two-year study by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. (David Waters, The Washington Post)
Oregon Repeals Ban on Teachers Wearing Religious Clothing in the Classroom
Oregon’s longstanding ban on teachers wearing head scarves or other religious dress is near its demise after the Senate and House gave final approval to lift the ban. (Betsy Hammond, The Oregonian)
BOOKS
What Darwin Got Wrong
Michael Ruse: What Darwin Got Wrong is an intensely irritating book. Jerry Fodor, a well-known philosopher, with co-author Massimo Piattelli-Palmarini, a cognitive scientist, has written a whole book trashing Darwinian evolutionary theory—the theory that makes natural selection the main force of change in organisms through the ages. (The Boston Globe)

