Human Enhancements
Source: Pew Research Center BY David Masci Human enhancement is at least as old as human civilization. People have been trying to enhance their physical and mental capabilities for thousands […]
Trump Declares ‘National Day of Prayer’ For Hurricane Harvey Victims
To Whom Are We To Pray? The God who caused Hurricane Harvey, or the God who did nothing to stop it? Trump declares “National Day of Prayer.” September 1, 2017 by Michael Stone, 6 Comments Read more at http://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2017/09/trump-declares-national-day-prayer-hurricane-harvey-victims/#PBIrwoHSm5k4O6kD.99 http://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2017/09/trump-declares-national-day-prayer-hurricane-harvey-victims/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=BRSS&utm_campaign=Nonreligious&utm_content=367 President Trump has declared Sunday a “National Day of Prayer” in honor […]
Qatar says no sign Arab states willing to negotiate over rift
By Reuters – Aug 31,2017 – JORDAN TIMES Qatar’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman Al Thani shakes hands with Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov after a joint news conference in Doha, Qatar, on Wednesday (Reuters photo) DOHA — Qatar’s foreign minister said on Wednesday that his country was […]
Book Review: Memoirs of a Muhindi: Fleeing East Africa for the West
by Mansoor Ladha In August 1972, Idi Amin demanded that all Asians exit Uganda in 90 days. In the neighbouring countries of Tanzania and Kenya, Asians – or Muhindi as they were known – found themselves on edge. In his second book, Calgary-based author Mansoor Ladha recounts this experience, and […]
Can the world live with a nuclear North Korea?
Source: BBC The North Korean regime, many analysts argue, is not quite as crazy as it seems. There is a logic behind its behaviour and there are things that it wants. A peace deal on the Korean peninsula; economic development; a commitment by the US not to seek regime change; […]
U.S. public opinion on the future use of gene editing
Source: Pew Research Center BY CARY FUNK, BRIAN KENNEDY AND ELIZABETH PODREBARAC SCIUPAC The potential genetic modification of humans and its ramifications have long been debated, but a recent scientific breakthrough in gene editing […]
Everything You Need to Know About Indigenous Peoples Day
Source: Time BY Lisa Marie Segarra Aug 31, 2017 Los Angeles just became the latest city to adopt Indigenous Peoples Day in favor of Columbus Day. The holiday has been gaining […]
6 Secrets to a Happier Life
Source: Time BY Emma Seppälä Aug 07, 2017 TIME Health For more, visit TIME Health. The following story is excerpted from TIME’s special edition, The Science of Happiness, which is available at Amazon. […]
TEDGlobal: Africa needs more engineers and makers
Source : BBC News By Jane Wakefield Africa needs more engineers and makers, the head of Gearbox – Nairobi’s leading maker-space – has told the TEDGlobal conference in Tanzania. Kamau […]
Chemistry: The Search for the Philosopher’s Stone
Source: Aljazeera The chemical industry has reshaped the modern world – giving us new fuels, drugs and materials. But the methodology and principles of chemistry go back over a thousand […]
US approves first cancer drug to use patient’s own cells – with $475,000 price tag
Source: The Guardian BY Jessica Glenza in New York US regulators have approved the first cancer drug that uses a patient’s own cells to fight cancer. But the drug is priced […]
Why Houston Will Never Be Able to Stop Flooding for Good
Source: Time BY Justin Worland Aug 31, 2017 The scale of Hurricane Harvey is unprecedented in U.S. history: more than 50 inches of rain falling in less than a week inundating a […]
U.S. Shuts Down Russia’s Consulate in San Francisco
Source: Time BY Josh Lederman / AP Updated: Aug 31, 2017 2:57 PM ET (WASHINGTON) — In an escalating tit-for-tat, the United States forced Russia on Thursday to shutter its […]
Here’s How Low President Trump’s Approval Rating Could Drop
Source: Time BY Chris Wilson President Trump loves breaking records, even when the evidence is dubious, but here’s one he probably doesn’t want to shatter: It is conceivable that he could become the […]
As Artificial Intelligence Advances, What Are its Religious Implications?
Source: Religion and Politics By Ellen Duffer The concept of artificial intelligence has been fuel for science fiction since at least 1920, when the Czech writer Karel Čapek published R.U.R., his play […]
Here’s why people hate Joel Osteen
Source: The Washington Post By Kate Bowler August 29 Joel Osteen’s Houston megachurch transforms into shelter Lakewood Church, a 606,000-square-foot megachurch in Houston where Joel Osteen preaches, is being used as a […]
Where are the condemnations of Harvey as God’s punishment?
Source: Religion News Service By Kimberly Winston (RNS) When Superstorm Sandy hit the New York metropolitan area in 2012, the floodwaters in Lower Manhattan were still rising when some pastors pointed […]
A journey through Hajj, Islam’s special pilgrimage
Source: CNN By Tamara Qiblawi and Kara Fox, CNN Graphics by Henrik Petterson, CNN (CNN)For the 1.8 billion Muslims around the world, the Hajj is a spiritual pinnacle. Each year, […]
More than 1.7 million Muslims gather for start of hajj
Source: Associated Press By OMAR AKOUR and AHMED HATEM MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — In Saudi Arabia, more than 1.7 million pilgrims are marking the start of the hajj pilgrimage […]