by jstewardfree | Feb 4, 2014 | Course and Scholarship Updates
Is your brain up to its potential? Recent neuroscience continues to unlock the wonders and workings of our amazing minds. Get up to speed in this experience. AVERAGE TIME: 2 HOURS. 1,000 IMPACT POINTS. A full press release on this new course can be read here: ...
by jstewardfree | Feb 3, 2014 | Grey Matter
By Bari Weiss | The cultural critic on why ignoring the biological differences between men and women risks undermining Western civilization itself. ‘What you’re seeing is how a civilization commits suicide,” says Camille Paglia. This self-described...
by jstewardfree | Jan 31, 2014 | Grey Matter
By Alan Jacobs | So, about having ideas worth expressing. Let me start by working my way through this passage from C. S. Lewis on the value of reading old books: Every age has its own outlook. It is specially good at seeing certain truths and specially liable to make...
by jstewardfree | Jan 30, 2014 | Course and Scholarship Updates
Is a ring even necessary anymore? With sexual mores so open and culture so willing to encourage cohabitation, are there any remaining reasons to consider “getting hitched”? AVERAGE TIME: 2 HOURS. 1,000 IMPACT POINTS. Sign in to the class here to learn...
by jstewardfree | Jan 29, 2014 | Grey Matter
By Ericka Anderson | You might not expect a child with Down syndrome to grow up and become a small-business owner — but that’s exactly what Tim Harris did. From the time he was 14 years old, his parents say, Harris was determined to own a restaurant. His dream came...
by jstewardfree | Jan 28, 2014 | Course and Scholarship Updates
How does the metaphorical light bulb go off? Is it a flash of genius? Can such thinking be cultivated? Come explore a collection of masterful TED Talks on the origin of impactful ideas. AVERAGE TIME: 2 HOURS. 1,000 IMPACT POINTS. Sign in to the class here to learn...
