by Publius | Jan 17, 2015 | Course and Scholarship Updates
We hear a great deal about “progress” in our day, but are things on the whole getting better? By what measure can we judge the answer to this question? Think about this basic question with other free thinking people. AVERAGE TIME: 2 HOURS. 1,000 IMPACT...
by Prof. Jack Lewis | Jan 14, 2015 | Grey Matter
Is nonconformity and freethinking a mental illness? According to the newest addition of the DSM-IV (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders), it certainly is. The manual identifies a new mental illness called “oppositional defiant disorder” or ODD....
by Prof. Jack Lewis | Dec 10, 2014 | FTU Member Alerts
Is Healthcare a Right? ISI is now inviting college students to submit to their annual essay contest. Everybody needs healthcare, but not everyone can afford it. What would our founding fathers say? There are lots of things to think about when writing your essay. What...
by Publius | Nov 15, 2014 | Course and Scholarship Updates
What theory best explains life on earth? Is there a designer of life, or is life the random product of natural selection? Experts argue the claims of intelligent design theory. AVERAGE TIME: 2 HOURS. 1,000 IMPACT POINTS. A full press release on this new course can...
by Publius | Nov 5, 2014 | Grey Matter
By Peter Augustine Lawler | The highly rated CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory compensates for its lack of refinement (it has a laugh track!) with its brains. The show began with characters who were more like caricatures of four types of physical scientists: the...
