One of the earliest texts ever written—the maxims of the Egyptian sage Ptah Hotep (2200 B.C.E.)—was essentially a guidebook for enhancing interpersonal skills (Horne, 1917). Ptah Hotep encouraged people to be truthful, kind, and tolerant in their communication. He...
Rise of the Stupid Network
Looking for this article recently at David Isenberg's site, we were surprised to find that the pointer to it was broken. To help keep these memes on the Web, here's a copy. The Rise of the Stupid Network was originally written during a single long weekend in May...
Harry Nyquist
Harry Nyquist was born on 7 February 1889 in Nilsby, Sweden. He moved to the United States in 1907. He attended the University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, from 1912 to 1915 and received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering in 1914 and 1915,...
Increase in NonReligious Adults
Kevin McCarthy On Face the Nation
Transcript of an interview with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy that aired Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023, on “Face the Nation.”
HB 7, formally called the “Individual Freedom” measure, bans educators from teaching certain topics related to race and is designed, in part, to prevent teachers from making students feel guilt or shame about their race because of historical events.
HIALEAH GARDENS, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday signed into law a controversial bill that critics said will drastically limit race education in schools.
17%, per Gallup, now say that they are satisfied with the direction of the country. .
According to the General Social Survey, the percentage of Americans, since 2000, saying they are "not too happy" has increased from 10% to 24%, and those saying they are "very happy" has decreased from 34% to 19%
Ptah Hotep Wrote About Being Polite
Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein 1879–1955German-born theoretical physicist. Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind. Science, Philosophy and Religion: a Symposium (1941) ch. 13 As far as the laws of mathematics refer to reality, they are not certain; and...
Biden Speech
Remarks by President Biden on the Continued Battle for the Soul of the Natio
