Monthly Archives: April 2013

263. When an Arm is not an Arm

Posted on April 25, 2013 by Thor

An arm is not an arm until it attaches to a body and moves in cer­tain ways. It is the rela­tion­ship between the arm and the body which makes it an arm, not a cer­tain weight or shape of blood … Con­tinue read­ing →

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262. The Factory Makes Six Million Left-Footed Shoes

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Thor

From early in the Cold War era it became a habit to lam­poon the idio­cies of cen­tral­ized com­mu­nist plan­ning in the Soviet Union. There was plenty to lam­poon. George Orwell’s “Ani­mal Farm”, and later “1984” became eerily pre­dic­tive. What we … Con­tinue read­ing →

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261. Boo! So What Are You Afraid Of ?

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Thor

What are you afraid of? If you are under 30 you are prob­a­bly afraid of being laughed at by your friene­mies, but prob­a­bly not afraid of burn­ing half your brain cells and poi­son­ing your liver with booze, or get­ting an … Con­tinue read­ing →

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260. Trust

Posted on April 2, 2013 by Thor

Do you trust me?  That’s a hard call, isn’t it. With­out trust life is not easy. Oxy­tocin is the brain chem­i­cal  which gives the  feel­ing of trust. Some peo­ple, and maybe some cul­tures seem more hooked on it than oth­ers. … Con­tinue read­ing →

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