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Saturday Links

Nov 17, 2012

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mwkruse

in Capitalism and Markets, Christian Life, Culture, Current Affairs, Demography, Ecclesia, Economics, Generations, Health and Medicine, Kansas City, Links – Saturday, Politics, Public Policy, Science, Social Media, South America, Sports and Entertainment, Technology (Digital, Telecom, & Internet), Technology (Food & Water), Technology (Manufacturing & Construction)), Theology, Trends: Economic, Trends: Social

Here are the links for this week. Lots of interesting finds this week, and not nearly enough time to blog. 1. Google Fiber offers super-fast broadband to Kansas City. If all goes well, we will get connected in late spring of 2013. 2. Two Thirds of Ocean Life Remains Undiscovered. If they haven't found them,…
Moderating Polarization Through Polarity Management

Nov 12, 2012

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mwkruse

in Business, Christian Life, Ecclesia, Polarity Management, Politics, Sociology

We live in a polarized world. I know few people who doubt that. Through increased mobility and our digitally enhanced ability to form like-minded communities, we are segregating into echo chambers. Last Thursday, I wrote about Moderating Opinions by Confronting Confirmation Bias. (Confirmation bias is the tendency to only take note of information that confirms…
Moderating Opinions by Confronting Confirmation Bias

Nov 8, 2012

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mwkruse

in Christian Life, Ecclesia, Politics, Religion

Stephen Novella has written an interesting piece about confirmation bias related to politics, Moderating Political Opinions. What he has to say applies to many other areas of life, including conversations about theology and our faith experiences. Novella begins his discussion by recounting findings from recent experiments conducted by psychologists. He summarizes their findings here: ……
Democrats: Losing their Religion

Nov 6, 2012

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mwkruse

in Christian Life, Politics, Religion

Black, White and Gray: Democrats: Losing their Religion Mark Regnerus was running some numbers using New Family Structure Study (NFSS) data when he found out this about people disassociating from religion: … The most dramatic shifts, however, appear around personal politics. Political affiliation—a one-measure, 1-5 scale of just how politically conservative or liberal our respondents…
Saturday Links

Nov 3, 2012

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mwkruse

in Africa, Capitalism and Markets, Christian Life, Culture, Economics, Gender and Sex, Generations, Health and Medicine, History, Links – Saturday, Politics, Poverty, Religion, Technology (Biotech & Health), Technology (Digital, Telecom, & Internet), Theology, Vocation

Here are this week's odds and ends that didn't make it to the blog. Enjoy the leftovers! 1. MIT Technology Review says Geoengineering Could Be Essential to Reducing the Risk of Climate Change. "Using technology to cool the planet may be the only way to deal with the greenhouse gases already in the atmosphere, argues…
Creation Groans; But Why? (RJS)

Oct 30, 2012

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mwkruse

in Science, Theology

Jesus Creed: Creation Groans; But Why? (RJS) RJS is a Chemistry professor and a regular blogger at Scot McKnight's Jesus Creed blog. It is a fascinating take on the Romans 8 passage where Paul talks about all creation groaning. She writes: … Most of the commentaries on Romans 8 I've looked at trace the reference…
Finding God in Advertising

Oct 30, 2012

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mwkruse

in Christian Life, Ecclesia, Religion, Theology, Vocation

(re)integrate: Finding God in Advertising Bob Robinson In a profound chapter in A Matrix of Meanings: Finding God in Pop Culture, Craig Detweiler and Barry Taylor look at how advertising has shaped contemporary society. The authors offer "Ten Commandments of Advertising," all of which point to an overarching question that people in this (and every) culture…
Racial-Religious Patterns in the 2012 Elections

Oct 5, 2012

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mwkruse

in Politics, Race, Religion, Sociology

Black, White, and Gray: Racial-Religious Patterns in the 2012 Elections I received a news alert from the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life where they ran a slide show of religious affiliations and political party, and given that they ran one of the few Asian American surveys ever, I thought surely they would add…
Religious belief is human nature, huge new study claims

May 18, 2011

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mwkruse

in Religion, Sociology

CNN: Religious belief is human nature, huge new study claims London (CNN) – Religion comes naturally, even instinctively, to human beings, a massive new study of cultures all around the world suggests. "We tend to see purpose in the world," Oxford University professor Roger Trigg said Thursday. "We see agency. We think that something is…
Americans See Religion Losing Influence

Jan 6, 2011

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mwkruse

in Christian Life, Ecclesia, Religion, Sociology, Trends: Social

Gallup: Americans See Religion Losing Influence