{"id":6481,"date":"2021-01-22T15:12:44","date_gmt":"2021-01-22T23:12:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/?p=6481"},"modified":"2021-01-22T15:12:44","modified_gmt":"2021-01-22T23:12:44","slug":"things-glen-found-interesting-volume-285","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2021\/01\/22\/things-glen-found-interesting-volume-285","title":{"rendered":"Things Glen Found Interesting, Volume 285"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4396\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag.png?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag.png?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag.png?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag.png?resize=1200%2C1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag.png?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag.png?w=1680&amp;ssl=1 1680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\"><\/a>     On Fridays I share articles\/resources about broad cultural, societal and theological issues. Be sure to see the explanation and disclaimers at the bottom. I welcome your suggestions. If you read something fascinating please pass it my&nbsp;way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fun fact: 285 is the sum of consecutive squares (1+4+9+16\u2026+81).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Things Glen Found Interesting<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"simple-list wp-block-list\"><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/marginalrevolution.com\/marginalrevolution\/2021\/01\/we-will-get-to-herd-immunity-in-2021-one-way-or-another.html?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+marginalrevolution%2Ffeed+%28Marginal+Revolution%29\">We Will Get to Herd Immunity in 2021\u2026One Way or Another<\/a> (Alex Tabarrok, Marginal Revolution): \u201cBy July it will all be over. The only question is how many people have to die between now and then? Youyang Gu, whose projections have been among the most accurate, projects that the United States will have reached herd immunity by July, with about half of the immunity coming from vaccinations and half from infections. Long before we reach herd immunity, however, the infection and death rates will fall. Gu is projecting that by March infections will be half what they are now and by May about one-tenth the current rate. The drop will catch people by surprise just like the increase. We are not good at exponentials.\u201d I hope this is&nbsp;right!<ul><li>Related: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/polimath.substack.com\/p\/united-kingdom-vs-united-states-vaccine?token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoxMzIyMjQyLCJwb3N0X2lkIjozMTY5MTY5NCwiXyI6Im9HZ08zIiwiaWF0IjoxNjExMTU0NTUxLCJleHAiOjE2MTExNTgxNTEsImlzcyI6InB1Yi00NTgwMCIsInN1YiI6InBvc3QtcmVhY3Rpb24ifQ.6q4MrkGRlPWedoClkk7zvHRTTcvV0c-jJo_gtVc9f7s\">United Kingdom vs United States Vaccine Fight<\/a> (Polimath, Substack): \u201cThe United States has vaccinated more individuals by far than any other country in the world. One in four of all COVID vaccinations in the world have taken place in the United States. The three countries that are doing the best per-capita (Israel, the United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain) are all incredibly small and dense.\u201d This is short and encouraging.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/ct\/2021\/january-web-only\/trump-prophets-apologize-election-prophecies-humility.html?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+christianitytoday%2Fctmag+%28CT+Magazine%29\">Failed Trump Prophecies Offer a Lesson in Humility<\/a> (Craig Keener, Christianity Today):&nbsp; \u201cThe failed prophecies of Donald Trump\u2019s reelection may have damaged the credibility of the US independent Charismatic wing of evangelicalism more than any event since the televangelist scandals of the 1980s. They have led some outsiders to criticize Christianity itself and rightly call us to introspection.\u201cKeener is one of my favorite NT scholars.<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.collaborativefund.com\/blog\/two-worlds\/?ref=upstract.com&amp;curator=upstract.com&amp;utm_source=upstract.com&amp;utm_medium=web\">Two Worlds: So Much Prosperity, So Much Skepticism<\/a> (Morgan Housel, Collaborative Fund): \u201cI want to tell you two of the biggest economic stories that aren\u2019t getting enough attention. One is that household finances might be in the best shape they\u2019ve ever been in.&nbsp;<em>Ever<\/em>. That might sound crazy, and it\u2019s easy to overlook because of the second story: Covid has dumped kerosene on wealth inequality in ways we\u2019ve yet to fully&nbsp;grasp.\u201d<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.deseret.com\/indepth\/2021\/1\/18\/21564215\/why-hard-religion-is-important-american-faith-yuval-levin-gallup-declining-trust-in-institutions\">The Case For Wooden Pews<\/a> (Yuval Levin, Deseret Magazine): \u201cIt is not exactly a crisis of belief in the teachings of traditional religion [that undermines faith], but rather a crisis of confidence in the institutions that claim to embody them. In other words, Americans aren\u2019t losing their faith in God. Eighty-seven percent of the public expressed belief in God last year in Gallup\u2019s figures, which is roughly the level pollsters have found for many decades. What Americans do have trouble believing, however, is that our institutions \u2014 our churches, seminaries, religious schools and charities \u2014 remain capable of forming trustworthy people who actually exhibit the integrity they preach.\u201d Solid, although the title is misleading.&nbsp;<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/ct\/2021\/january-web-only\/only-biblical-peacemaking-resolves-racial-and-political-inj.html\">Only Biblical Peacemaking Resolves Racial and Political Injustice<\/a> (Justin Giboney, Christianity Today): \u201cIn 2020, the pandemic forced Americans to distance ourselves physically. Our politics, identities, and worldviews forced us further apart too. We watch the same occurrences and walk away not only with different opinions, but with a different set of facts. And yet, through social media, we\u2019ve bridged our divides just enough to antagonize one another.\u201d Highly recommended. The author is president of the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.andcampaign.org\/\">AND Campaign<\/a>.<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/influencemagazine.com\/en\/Practice\/What-Christian-Citizens-Owe-Government-Leaders\">What Christian Citizens Owe Government Leaders<\/a> (George P. Wood, Influence Magazine): \u201cIn this new year, with a new presidential administration, let us renew our commitment to praying for our government officials, to sharing the gospel with them, to obeying the law and respecting the lawgivers, and to holding them accountable while giving them our good example! These are the basic duties of Christian citizenship.\u201d This is an excellent summary. Disclaimer: the author is an acquaintance of&nbsp;mine.<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.natureindex.com\/news-blog\/why-hype-sensationalism-on-the-rise-scientific-research-papers?ref=upstract.com&amp;curator=upstract.com&amp;utm_source=upstract.com&amp;utm_medium=web\">Rise of the zombie ants: why hype is creeping into scientific papers.<\/a> (Gemma Conroy, Nature Index): \u201cThe review found that nearly half of these studies uncovered inconsistencies between abstracts and their full text, with 19% citing major discrepancies. Two studies cited examples where non-significant results were framed in overly optimistic terms in the abstracts.\u201d<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Less Serious Things Which Also Interested\/Amused Glen<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"simple-list wp-block-list\"><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newser.com\/story\/301521\/theres-only-one-option-kill-pablo-escobars-hippos.html\">There\u2019s Only One Option: Kill Pablo Escobar\u2019s Hippos<\/a> (Arden Dier, Newser): \u201cSome see castration as an alternative. But&nbsp;castration is challenging, not least because male hippos have retractable testes. Indeed, one campaign to castrate hippos found it could only successfully do so to one hippo per&nbsp;year.\u201d<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gocomics.com\/pearlsbeforeswine\/2021\/01\/21\">Errors<\/a> (Pearls Before Swine)<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/babylonbee.com\/news\/skynet-is-a-private-company-they-can-do-what-they-want-says-man-getting-curb-stomped-by-terminator\/\">\u2018Skynet Is A Private Company, They Can Do What They Want,\u2019 Says Man Getting Curb-Stomped By Terminator<\/a> (Babylon Bee)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=arY-KUhvneQ\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=arY-KUhvneQ\">Nursery Rhymes Are Absolutely Ridiculous.<\/a> (Mike Goodwin, YouTube): four minutes<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1kjMM33uVaw\">Couch Escape<\/a> (Penn &amp; Teller Fool Us, YouTube): seven and a half minutes<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0N1F0YXNiA4\">Go For The Juggler<\/a> (Penn &amp; Teller Fool Us, YouTube): nine and a half minutes<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Things Glen Found Interesting A While&nbsp;Ago<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Every week I\u2019ll highlight an older link still worth your consideration. This week we have <a href=\"http:\/\/scholars-stage.blogspot.com\/2019\/07\/a-study-guide-for-human-society-part-i.html\">A Study Guide For Human Society, Part 1<\/a> (Tanner Greer, The Scholar\u2019s Stage): \u201c\u2026there are two methods [for finding good history books I find useful]. The first is to Google syllabi. If you are interested in the history of the Roman Republic, Google \u2018Roman Republic syllabus\u2019 and see what pops up. Read a few courses and see what books are included. Alternatively, if you just read a book you thought was particularly good, put its title into Google and then the word \u2018syllabus\u2019 afterwards and see what other readings college professors have paired with that book in their courses.\u201d&nbsp; First shared in <a href=\"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2019\/09\/06\/things-glen-found-interesting-volume-217\">volume 217<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Why Do You Send This&nbsp;Email?<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In the time of King David, the tribe of Issachar produced shrewd warriors \u201cwho understood the times and knew what Israel should do\u201d (1 Chron 12:32). In a similar way, we need to become wise people whose faith interacts with the world. I pray this email gives you greater insight, so that you may continue the tradition of Issachar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Disclaimer<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Chi Alpha is not a partisan organization. To paraphrase another minister: we are not about the donkey\u2019s agenda and we are not about the elephant\u2019s agenda \u2014 we are about the Lamb\u2019s agenda. Having said that, I read widely (in part because I believe we should aspire to pass <a href=\"http:\/\/econlog.econlib.org\/archives\/2011\/06\/the_ideological.html\">the ideological Turing test<\/a> and in part because I do not believe I can fairly say \u201cI agree\u201d or \u201cI disagree\u201d until I can say \u201cI understand\u201d) and may at times share articles that have a strong partisan bias simply because I find the article stimulating. The upshot: you should not assume I agree with everything an author says in an article I mention, much less things the author has said in other articles (although if I strongly disagree with something in the article I\u2019ll usually mention it). And to the extent you can discern my opinions, please understand that they are my own and not necessarily those of Chi Alpha or any other organization I may be perceived to represent.\n\nAlso, remember that I\u2019m not reporting news \u2014 I\u2019m giving you a selection of things I found interesting. There\u2019s a lot happening in the world that\u2019s not making an appearance here because I haven\u2019t found stimulating articles written about it.\n\nIf this was forwarded to you and you want to receive future emails, sign up <a href=\"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/\">here<\/a>. 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