What if the introduction to every book ever published was a complete education in how to read? Image, CC license Imagine page one of literally every book on the planet: an illustration of an eye, an arrow

IMAGE In all the cities of the world there are Mystics, Spiritual Gurus, and Fortune Tellers. In the modern metropolis, houses of worship often outnumber schools. IMAGE In my experience, rational skepticism

RESULTS AT A GLANCE Regression analysis reveals average consumption of cereals in Europe between 1993 and 2008 as a significant predictor of schizophrenia burden across 38 countries (R2 = .548, p = <

TRANCE AND SPIRIT POSSESSION IN THE ETHNOGRAPHIC RECORD Dissociative trance behaviors are observed in the majority of human societies. One of the most robust databases of cross-cultural information available,

With turbulent government, stormy stomachs World Bank estimates of overall government effectiveness in Iceland have fallen 29% since 2005 (World Bank, 2015), and this appears to be hurting Icelanders’

------------ aq·ua·cul·ture…the breeding, rearing, and harvesting of plants and animals in all types of water environments including ponds, rivers, lakes, and the ocean. (NOAA, 2017) ------------ Indicators

Today I give Steemit an exclusive look into Pendleton Woolen Mills' new flagship store! It opens tomorrow in Portland, Oregon. Pendleton is famous for its 1st quality wool products, made in the Pacific

98,000 UFO sightings in 100 years I love analyzing public data. To me a night spent trawling some repository or archive, crunching the numbers and plotting charts, is a night well spent. Pulling up answers

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Wishing you a speedy recovery and godspeed.

COIN_SHAPE: Simultaneously view price charts for 20+ cryptocurrencies, updating every ten minutes.  VISIT COIN_SHAPE AT Here I share a resource for quick assessment of cryptocurrencies: COIN_SHAPE

"We are suffocated by writers who want to enlighten us with their truths. For me, the theatre is beautiful because it is a secret, and secrets seduce us, we all want to share secrets" - Howard

Image: "Psychic" by Junior Libby Hello, in October 2015 I administered an 81 item survey to 543 Americans, asking them about their particular attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors. Analysis of ten survey items

Our word racism has two common meanings. Some would argue there are more or less than that, but I think the case is strong for two.  I believe racism's relatively newfound polysemy is causing major

Above: Clyde Drexler. Courtesy of Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries. A Philosophical Observation Everyone who lives in Portland knows Moda Center. It’s where the Trail Blazers play,

All photos by me, 2016

In 2004, cognitive anthropologists Morana Alač and Edwin Hutchins carried out nine months of ethnographic fieldwork among several groups of Neuroscientists, studying the

Allegory of Age  10/2/16  [Oak Grove, OR]. Taken on my 10 year old digital camera. #photography #photo #blackandwhite

Taken on my 10 year old digital camera. 1pm, 10/8/16 on the shore of the Willamette River.  MILWAUKIE,  OR. #photography #photo #blackandwhite

Merchants. This post explores aesthetics of commerce in the marijuana counterculture. I went to the Portland waterfront 9/25/16 to photograph temporary merchant stalls set up for Hempstalk 2016.