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Pseudoscience and conspiracy theory are not victimless crimes against science–––Eduardo Nicolas Schulz, University of BirminghamNews of anti-vaxxer movements, demands to teach creationism in schools...
View ArticleThe Former Child Star and the Celebrity Social Media Roast
Embed from Getty ImagesI remember at ten or eleven years old adoring the young Drew Barrymore and asking my father to rent her movies for me. I had a huge Firestarter poster by my pool table, as I...
View ArticleWhat Does Your Story Add to the Conversation?
Embed from Getty Images“Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story” — Lin-Manuel Miranda (Hamilton) The rise of personal essays online has been a boon to up-and-coming freelance writers and a bane to...
View ArticleIntrospection and Personal Responsibility: The Keys to Freedom for a Modern Man
Embed from Getty Images“You say you want a revolution, well, ya know…” The questioning uncertainty in Lennon’s voice as he sings those last two words echo through time. They are an indictment against...
View ArticleAmazon Pulls Books Touting Cures For Autism
— First things first. I hate to upset the People First Language crowd, but no one “has autism,” because to do so would imply that you have a disease. And if you have no disease, then there would...
View ArticleClimate-Change Comedy
— You never know what you’ll think about on a run. One morning I was out huffing and puffing and found unwanted thoughts of apocalypse popping into my head. Nothing too heavy. Just the destruction of...
View ArticleWorld Autism Day—Let’s Allow Disability to Change Our Societies for the Better
Kimberly Maich, Memorial University of Newfoundland By now, it seems, almost everyone knows a child with autism, has a relative with autism or has seen someone on television like Big Bang Theory who...
View ArticleWhat is the U.S. Doing to Honor our Paris Accord Commitments?
— Dear EarthTalk: What are American businesses doing to help the U.S. meet its Paris climate accord commitments? — M. Francis, New York, NY Not every business leader in the U.S. agrees with Donald...
View ArticleAdam Ferrari, CEO and Founder of Ferrari Energy, Shares Five Ways Corporate...
— For many years, the public has become more accustomed to holding companies responsible for their actions that affect the community at large. Corporate social responsibility is more important than...
View ArticleOn Being a Smartass for Jesus
[Note: The following is an excerpt from Outlandish: An Unlikely Messiah, a Messy Ministry, and a Call to Mobilize, available at Chalice Press here and Amazon here. Also available at Barnes &...
View ArticleWhy It’s Time for a New Philosophy of Life
I want to welcome you to a new philosophy of life, the first new philosophy of life to appear in a very long time. The philosophy is called kirism, those who identify with it call themselves kirists,...
View ArticleCorporate Social Responsibility And How It Benefits a Business
— The times of doing business only for the profits are over, and you would agree if you’re a business owner. While the revenue is undoubtedly significant, many companies now place a greater emphasis on...
View ArticleAlorica Honored for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Efforts in PR Daily’s...
IRVINE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Alorica Inc., a global leader in digital customer experience (CX) solutions, earned first place in PR Daily’s 2021 Nonprofit Communications Awards, recognized for...
View ArticleKimberly Evans Named Northern Trust’s Head of Corporate Sustainability,...
CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Northern Trust has named Kimberly Evans as Head of Corporate Sustainability, Inclusion and Social Impact, effective December 1, 2021. Evans succeeds Connie Lindsey, Northern...
View ArticleHow Parents Can Foster ‘Positive Creativity’ in Kids To Make the World a...
By Sareh Karami, Mississippi State University; Mehdi Ghahremani, Mississippi State University, and Robert Sternberg, Cornell University Creativity involves the production of ideas that are both new and...
View ArticleDr. King Remained Hopeful. So Can We.
By Dedrick Asante-Muhammad 2022 has begun with melancholy, as our country sees the pandemic reach new heights. Meanwhile our crises of climate, democracy, and inequality seem more entrenched than...
View ArticleGibraltar Issues Inaugural Corporate Social Responsibility Report
BUFFALO, N.Y.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Gibraltar Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: ROCK), a leading manufacturer and provider of products and services for the renewable energy, residential, agtech and infrastructure...
View ArticleFinding the Right Investments To Make Your Portfolio LGBTQ Friendly
Anyone investing in the stock market hopes to see their portfolio’s account balance grow, grow and grow some more. But these days many investors are interested not only in their financial return, but...
View ArticleWhat You Can Do to Bring Peace in the World
What’s in it for me? Let’s face it, we may not want to admit it, but when presented with an idea, a request or whatever it may be our internal mind meter is considering whether conscious or...
View ArticleConsideration in the Short: Humanism and Freethought
What makes a humanist? Is it a commitment to freedom above all other values? That sounds like a libertarian. It gets close with a focus on individual responsibility to carve one’s life. Is it a...
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