{"id":7051,"date":"2022-11-11T20:41:39","date_gmt":"2022-11-12T04:41:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/?p=7051"},"modified":"2022-11-11T20:59:27","modified_gmt":"2022-11-12T04:59:27","slug":"things-glen-found-interesting-volume-376","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2022\/11\/11\/things-glen-found-interesting-volume-376","title":{"rendered":"Things Glen Found Interesting, Volume 376"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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 width=\"300\" height=\"300\" 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>This, volume 376, is an <a href=\"https:\/\/mathworld.wolfram.com\/AutomorphicNumber.html\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/mathworld.wolfram.com\/AutomorphicNumber.html\">automorphic number<\/a> because when raised to a power it ends in itself. 376<sup>2<\/sup> = 141<strong>376<\/strong>. It continues: 376<sup>3<\/sup> = 53157<strong>376<\/strong> and so on. 376<sup>15<\/sup> = 424441337012461701988020381601157349<strong>376<\/strong> and so&nbsp;on.<\/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\">\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/robkhenderson.substack.com\/p\/the-male-warrior-hypothesis\" target=\"_blank\">The Male-Warrior Hypothesis<\/a> (Rob Henderson, Substack): \u201c\u2026young human males often address each other with abusive insults. The ritual tests the strength of the friendship. If lighthearted verbal quips do not damage the relationship, then the bonds are likely relatively strong. In contrast, women and girls seldom insult their friends, and often work extra hard to praise them to avoid any signs of hostility. Men bond by insulting each other and not really meaning it; women bond by complimenting each other and not really meaning it.\u201d&nbsp;<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>This article is engrossing even if you already know the&nbsp;gist.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/11\/10\/opinion\/the-fever-is-breaking.html\" target=\"_blank\">The Fever Is Breaking<\/a> (David Brooks, New York Times): \u201cThe single most important result of this election was the triumph of the normies. Establishmentarian, practical leaders who are not always screaming angrily at you did phenomenally well, on right and left: Mike DeWine in Ohio, Josh Shapiro in Pennsylvania. Workmanlike incumbents from John Thune in South Dakota to Ron Wyden in Oregon had successful nights. Gov. Tony Evers of Wisconsin had the quotation that summarized the election: \u2018Boring wins.\u2019&nbsp;\u201d&nbsp;<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Related (in that it is about politics): <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/ct\/2022\/november-web-only\/election-midterms-2022-politics-spats-in-church.html\" target=\"_blank\">3 Principles for Settling Political Spats in the Church<\/a> (Daniel K. Williams, Christianity Today):<strong> \u201cAny attempt to make society more moral through legislation will inevitably be selective and incomplete and may offer mixed results.<\/strong> Which major political party in the United States is committed to addressing the problems of divorce, gambling addictions, marital infidelity, and alcohol abuse? Which party will do the most to protect the poor from being exploited through payday loans? Which party will fight against the pornography industry? If you haven\u2019t seen any political ads this election season that address any of these issues, perhaps that\u2019s a sign of the moral selectivity in our current partisan politics.\u201d&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The author is a history professor at the University of West Georgia. Emphasis in original.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.firstthings.com\/web-exclusives\/2022\/11\/a-tradition-of-anti-traditionalists\" target=\"_blank\">A Tradition of Anti-Traditionalists<\/a> (Mark Bauerlein, First Things): \u201cAll the talk in the humanities back then turned on \u2018opening up the canon\u2019 and breaking up the dominance of Dead White Males\u2014less John Dryden and more Aphra Behn, more diversity and fewer idols\u2014but in the theory area, these figures were as canonical as the saints.\u2026 What this bias has produced is two generations of college teachers who don\u2019t realize their bias. They got a narrow education that they trusted was the broadest one. They genuinely don\u2019t know that another critical tradition besides the progressive\/transgressive one exists.\u201d This essay is a bullseye.&nbsp;<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Related: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.commonsense.news\/p\/an-existential-threat-to-doing-good\" target=\"_blank\">An Existential Threat to Doing Good Science<\/a> (Luana Maroja, Bari Weiss\u2019s Substack): \u201cThe restriction of academic freedom comes in two forms: what we teach and what we research. Let\u2019s start with teaching. I need to emphasize that this is not hypothetical. The censorious, fearful climate is <em>already <\/em>affecting the content of what we&nbsp;teach.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>There\u2019s a Stanford connection in this second article, btw. The article is an adaptation of a speech given at a private conference at Stanford quite recently.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/astralcodexten.substack.com\/p\/contra-resident-contrarian-on-unfalsifiable\" target=\"_blank\">Contra Resident Contrarian On Unfalsifiable Internal States<\/a> (Scott Alexander, Astral Codex Ten): \u201cBut in the stories these people told me, it was more about \u2014 they found that this effort was producing something unexpected, and developing new personality aspects that they needed, so they kept going. If you take one step towards Darth Vader, he will take two steps toward you (sorry if I am sounding like a Sith youth pastor).\u201d&nbsp;<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>This is absolutely fascinating and the excerpt does not do it any justice. Recommended.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/nyti.ms\/3FU9ecP\" target=\"_blank\">New Endorsements for College Athletes Resurface an Old Concern: Sex Sells<\/a> (Kurt Streeter, New York Times): \u201cHaley Jones, an All-America guard at Stanford and a candidate for the Player of the Year Award, said she didn\u2019t want to play up sex appeal. Her endorsement income is driven by a social media image that portrays her as a lighthearted student-athlete without an overtly provocative tone.\u201d&nbsp;<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Interesting in its own right, also a stronger Stanford angle than I expected.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/thedispatch.com\/newsletter\/frenchpress\/its-always-a-negative-world-for-christianity\/\" target=\"_blank\">It\u2019s Always a \u2018Negative World\u2019 for Christianity<\/a> (David French, The Dispatch): \u201cOne of [the] core conservative Christian critiques of American culture is that America is growing ever-more hostile to the authentic Christian faith. We\u2019ve left a friendly and hospitable past, and now we\u2019re confronting a hostile future.\u2026 But this analysis is fundamentally wrong. It\u2019s dangerously wrong. It\u2019s wrong not because the present moment is particularly hospitable to the Christian faith, but because it fundamentally misunderstands both American history and American Christendom, and it fundamentally misunderstands the permanent countercultural reality of authentic Christianity.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/freddiedeboer.substack.com\/p\/paywalls-or-constant-intrusive-ads\" target=\"_blank\">Paywalls or Constant Intrusive Ads: Pick One<\/a> (Freddie deBoer, Substack): \u201cAnd I also want to say, if you\u2019re annoyed that you can\u2019t get past a paywall \u2014 tough. Because an era of rising paywalls is absolutely necessary if you want writing to survive as a profession, and if you want good journalism and analysis to endure.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/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\">\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/textsfromsuperheroes.com\/post\/700136158043258880\/flossdad\" target=\"_blank\">Spiderman Makes Dad Jokes<\/a> (Texts From Superheroes)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gocomics.com\/pearlsbeforeswine\/2022\/11\/09\" target=\"_blank\">Heaven<\/a> (Pearls Before Swine)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/babylonbee.com\/news\/report-cutting-your-own-hair-can-save-you-from-looking-like-you-spent-money-on-a-haircut\/\" target=\"_blank\">Report: Cutting Your Own Hair Can Save You From Looking Like You Spent Money On A Haircut<\/a> (Babylon Bee)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/babylonbee.com\/news\/white-suburban-women-swing-right-after-republican-party-rebrands-as-pumpkin-spice-republican-party\/\" target=\"_blank\">White Suburban Women Swing Right After Republican Party Rebrands As \u2018Pumpkin Spice Republican Party\u2019<\/a> (Babylon Bee)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/babylonbee.com\/news\/voters-send-strong-message-to-career-politicians-by-voting-for-slightly-different-career-politicians\/\" target=\"_blank\">Voters Send Strong Message To Career Politicians By Voting For Slightly Different Career Politicians<\/a> (Babylon Bee)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/babylonbee.com\/news\/churchgoer-turned-into-pillar-of-salt-after-turning-to-glare-at-sound-guy\/\" target=\"_blank\">Churchgoer Turned Into Pillar Of Salt After Turning To Glare At Sound Guy<\/a> (Babylon Bee)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/notthebee.com\/article\/espn-announcer-marty-smith-broke-the-world-record-for-longest-cornhole-shot-this-weekend-before-the-georgia-tennessee-game\" target=\"_blank\">ESPN announcer Marty Smith broke the world record for longest cornhole shot this weekend before the Georgia-Tennessee game<\/a> (Hamilton Porter, Not The Bee): 76 feet! Video of the shot embedded.<\/li>\n<\/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 rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/sociologicalscience.com\/articles-v7-9-222\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Small World Network of College Classes: Implications for Epidemic Spread on a University Campus<\/a> (Weeden &amp; Cornwell, Sociological Science): \u201cIf one chose a given student at random, that student is likely to attend class with a student who, in turn, attends class with any other randomly chosen student. Put differently, although it is unlikely that any two randomly chosen students would be enrolled in the same course, it is highly likely that they would be enrolled in different courses that both include the same third&nbsp;party.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The authors, professors at Cornell, were curious about the potential for disease spread among undergrads at their school. Taking this in a completely different direction: the average student at Stanford is likely only one or two steps away from Chi Alpha. WOW! Invite your friends! From <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2020\/04\/17\/things-glen-found-interesting-volume-246\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">volume 246<\/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:\/\/theglendavis.substack.com\/\">here<\/a>. 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