Knowledge

Pop Spirituality: Why Heaven And Earth Can Never Meet

Natasha Dern | Posted 11.05.2009 | Living


Natasha Dern

As more and more people mastered New Age terminology, frivolous concepts entered the marketplace -- becoming the opium of choice for escaping the realities of daily life.

Knowledge as Regurgitation: Thinking Skills as Wisdom

Robert Rose | Posted 04.16.2009 | Politics


Robert Rose

How can we move from regurgitation of knowledge to thinking skills and wisdom? We can no longer just disseminate our knowledge of the past, but need to teach our students how to deal with the complex problems of the present and future.

Why Academics Should Blog (Redux)

Hugh McGuire | Posted 12.26.2008 | Media


Hugh McGuire

Academia should be a vanguard of our understanding of the world. It's a place where people have the time and space to think about the shape of the world, the source of some of the ideas that transform us.

Obama's Other Great Legacy: Death of the Beer Vote

Jeff Schweitzer | Posted 12.20.2008 | Politics


Jeff Schweitzer

About 20% of adults in the United States believe the sun orbits the earth. We come to these sad statistics because we lost our quest for intellectual excellence.

What We Don't Know Can Hurt Us

Margee Ensign | Posted 11.08.2008 | Living


Margee Ensign

Unfortunately, Sarah Palin is not alone in her global ignorance. Our colleges and high schools are not doing what's necessary... the current generation isn't gaining understanding of other cultures.