Daily Archives: December 13, 2013

Selling the Teddy Bear

Posted on December 13, 2013 by Max West

Did *you* know that Nelson Mandela’s “real” name (his clan name) is “Madiba”? I didn’t. But Barry sure knew. Wait. I thought black South Africans, and St. Mandela in particular, were beyond race, beyond clan… in fact, beyond racist Western … Continue reading →

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Culture: The Denial of Death

Posted on December 13, 2013 by Max West

From the Omni reboot, Jason Horsely writes: Sheldon Solomon and the Ernest Becker Foundation have provided plenty of compelling evidence for the idea that culture is a means by which humans deny death. Humans create culture as a way to … Continue reading →

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Odysseus’ Journey

Posted on December 13, 2013 by Max West

Here’s a very cool map of the locations (some of which are pure speculation, of course) referenced in Homer’s Odyssey.

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23andMe

Posted on December 13, 2013 by Max West

In a City Journal article on “Who Owns the Code of Life?“, Peter Huber mentions the following novel bit of organic, bottom-up, Hayekian knowledge formation. The power of individuals, freely associated, never cease to amaze: Last year, 23andMe, a company … Continue reading →

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