1. This week, a social science story takes the lede. New research out of NYU and UC Irvine is casting real doubt on the hallowed Stanford Marshmallow experiment, a study long used to tout the virtues of delayed gratification, patience, and self-control: The marshmallow test is one of the most famous pieces of social-science research: […]
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Another Week Ends: FitBit Ennui, Screen Addictions, Zeitgeiste und Glueckschmertzen, Little Prince and Black Jesus
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The Non-Binding Paradox (of How David Foster Wallace Had Fun)
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Another Week Ends: Wiman’s Abyss, Opinionless Boyfriends, Compassionology, Lehrergate, Antinomianism, Revolution, Taylor Swift, and Wreck-It Ralph
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This Team is Terrible…And Awesome
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Riding (Too) High on Christian Imagination
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Duo Dickinson: Another reason to feel inadequate as a writer: God Bless You! (This is...
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Rebecca W: Whoops. Messed up the link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/Dysfuncti...
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Rebecca W: I heart dark comedies too. But.. the best Thanksgiving movie is Piec...
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DALE E KLITZKE: Sarah, you are so funny and wise! How did Josh get to be so lucky? B...
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Rebecca W: Loved this - so much. Reminded me of this Tim Keller quote: “Once y...