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Wed, 15/04/2026 - 19:12

A woman is giving birth. Her hopes, fears, and pains are her own, but her experience is universal, shaped by the society in which she lives. She could be the wealthy wife of an Athenian citizen, or a Victorian ‘fallen woman’. She could be labouring in a stable in first-century Nazareth or in an English […]

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Wed, 15/04/2026 - 19:12
Do you know Baba Yetu? Take three minutes and listen to this performance of Baba Yetu.  (Our ancient blogging platform doesn’t like embedded video, so you’ll have to click through to YouTube.  Go ahead and click, nothing bad will happen.) Some notes: First off, if you didn’t figure it out from the short prayer at […]
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Wed, 15/04/2026 - 17:00
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Wed, 15/04/2026 - 07:34

The former representative’s rapid collapse over sexual assault allegations signals that Democrats have gotten the message: Voters see accountability for abuse as a key electoral issue.

The post Swift Swalwell Fallout Suggests the Democrats Have Finally Learned From Epstein appeared first on The Intercept.

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Tue, 14/04/2026 - 23:49
Always, but always, plot your data. Remember that data quality is at least as important as data quantity. Always ask yourself, “Do these results make economic/common sense”? Check whether your “statistically significant” results are also “numerically/economically significant”. Be sure that you know exactly what assumptions are used/needed to obtain the results relating to the properties […]
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Tue, 14/04/2026 - 21:06
Before I depart this world, I would like to visit St. Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh, Scotland, and see the Jenny Geddes memorial.  I’m told it’s open to the public. Why? What’s interesting about a stool? Well, it’s probably impossible to point to a single moment, or a single object, and say “The Enlightenment began here.”.  […]