Clay Routledge
Prof & writer/ studies psychology of meaning, religion, nostalgia & freedom/ fitness & garage dojo enthusiast/ Columnist @QuilletteM/ Contributor @nytopinion
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A Cool Kid Communist Comeback
Commie chic is cool again. Teen Vogue, which now serves its beauty and lifestyle tips with a heavy dose of progressive politics, celebrated Karl Marx’s 200th birthday in May with a feature lauding the father of communism as a bold and relevant...
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Excellent piece from @CathyYoung63 on the growing popularity of Communist tactics and politics.
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No, ‘Die Hard’ Isn’t a Christmas Movie, Most People Say
A Morning Consult/Hollywood Reporter survey found one-quarter of the population said the film, which was released in July 1988 but is set during the holiday season, is a Christmas movie; 62 percent disagreed.
'Gender gap in STEM'? Women are majority of STEM grad students and they earn a majority of STEM bachelor's degrees
We hear an incessant cry from progressives, feminists, leftists and gender activists about a "shortage of women in STEM." Do a Google search for terms like
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Women earn a majority of bachelor’s degrees, including STEM degrees. And just over 50% of STEM grad students are women. Report from @Mark_J_Perry.
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Is Temple defending the academic freedom of a professor when board chair says he is seeking ways to punish him?
Temple professor lost his job as CNN commentator over speech he gave at United Nations. University says it is defending his right to free speech, but board chair's comments suggest institution is trying to find a way to punish him.
The Battle over Conservative Masculinity, from Bush I to Trump
Which type of ‘manliness’ should we respect?
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Excellent piece from @DavidAFrench. The best male role models I've had in my life (my dad, grandfathers, martial arts teachers) have been the type of men who are kind to others, respect women, and defend the weak and vulnerable. So the opposite of Trump.
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WWBP - Language of Personality
The World Well-Being Project (WWBP) is pioneering techniques for measuring psychological and medical well-being based on language in social media
Ivy League Students Kick SNL Comedian Nimesh Patel Off Stage
Ivy League Students Kick SNL Comedian Nimesh Patel Off Stage
Renewing Family and Community in Working-Class America
Much of working-class America feels left out, and not just because real wages are down since the 1970s, too many jobs have been shipped to China or men’s labor force participation is low. The depressed state of much of working-class America is about...
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I've argued that there are reasons to worry about the existential health of Americans. This is an important part of the story from @WilcoxNMP.
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Speak Freely
Free speech is under attack at colleges and universities today, with critics on and off campus challenging the value of open inquiry and free-wheeling intellectual debate. Too often speakers are shouted down, professors are threatened, and classes...
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AA members who read prayers reported reduced cravings and showed a related engagement of neural mechanisms that reflect control of attention and emotion. "These findings suggest neural processes underlying the apparent effectiveness of AA prayer."
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Liberal Elites Shouldn't Ignore the Religious Impulse
At their peril, liberal elites ignore traditional theological belief.
Clay Routledge
Many good observations and questions in this piece. She refers to a religious impulse which is really the social cognitive inclinations and existential motives that people like me study. I've seen little evidence that humans are becoming less religious.
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A Lonely Search?: Risk for Depression When Spirituality Exceeds Religiosity. - PubMed - NCBI
J Nerv Ment Dis. 2018 May;206(5):386-389. doi: 10.1097/NMD.0000000000000815.
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People are at greater risk of depression when their spirituality exceeds their religiosity. Perhaps consistent with our data that religious substitutes (non-tradition beliefs motivated by the need for meaning) do not do a good job of providing meaning.
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Quillette Podcast 4 - Meghan Murphy on Why Twitter Was Wrong to Ban Her
Canadian editor Jonathan Kay talks to Meghan Murphy, the founder of Feminist Current, a radical feminist blog and podcast. Meghan was recently banned from Twitter for “dead-naming” and “misgendering” trans women, activities that are now prohibited...
Swarm Of Locusts In Book Of Revelation Revealed To Be Twitter
U.S.—Bible scholars revealed Thursday they've discovered the true identity of the swarm of locusts in the book of Revelation: Twitter.The panel of experts confirmed that through rigorous contextual study, they've come to the conclusion that the...
Americans Are Dying Even Younger
Drug overdoses and suicides are causing American life expectancy to drop.
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The number of Americans dying young from drug overdose and suicide continues to increase.
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Dad Photoshops Daughter Into Dangerous Situations To Freak Out Relatives
Nothing unbelievable, but enough to make people think "Wait, did he just..?"
Legendary TV Developing Blake J. Harris’ ‘Console Wars’ Novel As Limited Drama Series
Blake J. Harris’ novel Console Wars; Sega, Nintendo and the Battle that Defined a Generation is in the works for the small screen. Legendary TV and Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg’s Point …
Jay Van Bavel receives F. J. McGuigan Early Career Investigator Research Grant
Van Bavel’s research uses social neuroscience methods to examine how cognition and behavior are influenced by group identity.
The Problem with 'The Journal of Controversial Ideas'
A group of academics recently announced plans to launch a new journal focused on research that its authors fear could lead to a backlash, putting their careers and perhaps even their physical safety in danger. With these concerns in mind, the...
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In a new piece for @QuilletteM, @CampbellSocProf and I argue that though the proposal for a Journal of Controversial Ideas identifies a real problem in academia, it may be more of a submission to the culture of victimhood than a counterpunch.
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@DavidAFrench @RandyEBarnett @McCormickProf True and as my colleague and I note here on another issue, there is published data showing many liberal academics are willing to use institutional power to discriminate against cons. But we also discuss the real risk of a culture of competitive victimhood.
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