by jstewardfree | Feb 21, 2014 | Course and Scholarship Updates
Is the academy re-writing history? Can we really know what happened in the past? Does truth change over time? Consider these important questions from several current positions with other free thinkers. AVERAGE TIME: 2 HOURS. 1,000 IMPACT POINTS. Sign in to the...
by jstewardfree | Feb 17, 2014 | Grey Matter
By Carolyn Gregoire | “You shouldn’t enter college worried about what you will do when you exit,” David Rubenstein, co-founder of the Carlyle Group, said at a World Economic Forum panel discussion last week on the state of the humanities. These words may be comforting...
by jstewardfree | Feb 12, 2014 | Grey Matter
Will the printed book disappear due to the eBook explosion? Are eBook sales flat-lining? Lovers of books continue to worry while eBook readers can’t figure out why printed books persist. The following infographic shows how the traditional hard copy book is...
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 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...
