Skip to content

Posts from the ‘Jacobsen’s Bank’ Category

Some Smart People: Views and Lives 1 on 2024-09-22

Pith 971: Shell shudder and a dim window on 2024-09-22

Pith 970: Shudder and tears on 2024-09-22

Pith 969: Who me? on 2024-09-22

Pith 968: Earth Buddha on 2024-09-22

Tauya Chinama on Effective Activism and Repression in Zimbabwe on 2024-09-22

Fady Boctor on Rx to OTC and Health Cost Reductions on 2024-09-22

On Keith Raniere & NXIVM 2: Matt Bywater, M.Sc. on NXIVM on 2024-09-21

Jose Martinez on Hepatitis C Navigations and Harm Reduction on 2024-09-21

Jad Amine Zeitouni on Refinement of the Humanist-Feminist Discourse on 2024-09-21

Jad Amine Zeitouni on Feminism and Humanism on 2024-09-20

Dr. Marty Shoemaker on Spiritual Care in Humanist Chaplaincy on 2024-09-20

On Tejano Music 5: Introduction to Selena Quintanilla-Pérez on 2024-09-20

Daniel Shea, M.Sc., on the Adaptive IQ Test on 2024-09-20

Irene Deschênes on Outrage Canada on 2024-09-16

Daniel Barvin, M.B.A. on ALS, FTD, and Genetics on 2024-09-16

Andrew Copson on the Freedom of Thought Report 2023 on 2024-09-16

Dr. Tom Haney on Books Through Bars, Philadelphia on 2024-09-16

World in Conflict, Mind in Transition, Interviews with Sam Vaknin on 2024-09-14

Richard May’s Collected ‘Noesis’ Works on 2024-09-14

On Tejano Music 4: Basic Instrumentation on 2024-09-14

Tor Arne Jørgensen on Women in Religious History on 2024-09-14

Tianxi Yu (余天曦) on Globalization and Controversial Views on 2024-09-14

Professor David Pooler: What is consent and power in clergy-laity relations? on 2024-09-14

Pith 967: Sing to me of times past on 2024-09-14

Pith 966: Insatiability, the Prime ‘Sin’ on 2024-09-14

Pith 965: I see the. And the skin shivers. long view. on 2024-09-14

Pith 964: Once upon a time on 2024-09-14

Pith 963: War on 2024-09-14

Pith 962: Of course, women betray women on 2024-09-14

Pith 961: Cui bono? on 2024-09-14

On Keith Raniere and NXIVM 1: Matt Bywater, M.Sc. on Keith Raniere on 2024-09-10

Dr. Nasser Yousefi and Baran Yousefi on Humanist Curricula on 2024-09-10

Dr. Benoit Desjardins, M.D., Ph.D. on Medical Professional Balance on 2024-09-10

Dr. Marty Shoemaker on Spiritual Care in Humanist Chaplaincy on 2024-09-10

Mazwienduna speaks Christian religion, LGBTQI in Zim on 2024-09-10

Imagine There Is No Heaven on 2024-09-10

Prisoners Defenders on Venezuela Under Maduro on 2024-09-09

Hardayal Singh on United Sikhs on 2024-09-09

WalletHub: Cassandra Happe on Disconnected Youth on 2024-09-09

Dr. Alon Milwicki: Extensive Plumb of Antisemitism on 2024-09-07

Globalization With Tianxi Yu (余天曦) on 2024-09-07

Pith 960: Sittledown on 2024-09-07

Pith 959: Sleep well night on 2024-09-07

Pith 958: Why am I among the happy, eudaimonia maniacs? on 2024-09-07

Pith 957: Snowsand on 2024-09-07

Daniel Seymour on UN Women and Strategic Partnerships on 2024-09-06

On Tejano Music 3: Aesthetics of Hair, Clothing, and Colorings on 2024-09-06

On Tejano Music 1: The Start and the Greats on 2024-09-06

On Tejano Music 2: Surrounding Geography and Evolutions on 2024-09-06

Dr. Nasser Yousefi and Baran Yousefi on the Peace School on 2024-09-06

Pith 956: Or why there’s no one home on 2024-09-06

Pith 955: Plain Sight on 2024-09-06

Pith 954: Christian? on 2024-09-05

Pith 953: De on 2024-09-05

Anya Overmann on Nomadic Humanism on 2024-09-01

Kirk Kirkpatrick on the American 2024 Election on 2024-09-01

Professor David K. Pooler, Ph.D., LCSW-S on Consent and Power on 2024-09-01

Dr. Christopher DiCarlo on Critical Thinking & an AGI Future on 2024-09-01

Pith 951: Silent mist wandered why on 2024-09-01

Pith 952: A word, a barb, a pass on 2024-09-01

Pith 950: Moon child on 2024-09-01

Intersecting Tensions: Right-Wing Antisemitism, Identity Politics, and the Israel-Palestine Conflict on 2024-08-28

Peter Dankwa on Humanism and Christianity in Ghana on 2024-08-27

Bolaji Alonge on Art and Music in Freethought Nigeria on 2024-08-27

Takudzwa Mazwienduna on the Christian Religion in Zimbabwe on 2024-08-27

Jessica LaPointe on Demonstration to Save Social Security on 2024-08-27

Aysha Khan on Ex-Muslims of North America on 2024-08-23

Toronto for All and Combatting Anti-Semitism in the City on 2024-08-23

Ask A Genius 1098: “The Daily Show” and Carole Rosner on 2024-08-23

Ask A Genius 1097: Aliens, Xenomorphs, and Retconning on 2024-08-23

Ask A Genius 1096: The Boy Scouts and Rick on 2024-08-23

Pith 949: A lucky life on 2024-08-23

Ask A Genius 1095: ‘Community’ and Support in the Mensa-Mega Axis on 2024-08-22

Ask A Genius 1094: The Ability to Adapt to Change on 2024-08-22

Ask A Genius 1093: Kursk Oblast Incursion on 2024-08-22

Ask A Genius 1092: Post-Networking Speculative Futuristic Discourse on 2024-08-21

Pith 948: Wealth on 2024-08-21

Pith 947: Cowboys and cowgirls on 2024-08-21

An Interview with Dr. Christopher DiCarlo on 2024-08-20

Dr. Betty Rideout: Instructor, Psychology, Kwantlen Polytechnic University on 2024-08-20

Rick Rosner on His IQ Test Journey on 2024-08-20

An Interview with Professor Randall Engle on 2024-08-20

Khadija Khan on Religion-Based Identity Politics on 2024-08-19

Jerome C. Glenn on the Future of Futurists on 2024-08-19

Ask A Genius 1091: Walz-in’ Into a New Chapter of Political History on 2024-08-18

Ask A Genius 1090: The Coast Guard and Sexual Assault on 2024-08-17

Ask A Genius 1089: Israel, Killing and Murder, Good and Bad on 2024-08-17

Ask A Genius 1088: Male Voters and a Bullshit Article on 2024-08-17

Ask A Genius 1087: Regular People Supporting Ordinary People on 2024-08-17

Professor David K. Pooler, Ph.D., LCSW-S on Consent and Power on 2024-08-17

Melanie Sakoda on Orthodox Clergy-Related Misconduct on 2024-08-17

Pith 946: after the Skyfall on 2024-08-17

Dr. Darrel Ray on Recovering From Religion on 2024-08-16

Profs. George Belliveau and Marvin Westwood on ‘A Smoke Behind the Rope’ on 2024-08-16

Kevin Bolling on the Secular Student Alliance on 2024-08-16

Hiroko Hashimoto on National Committee for UN Women, Japan on 2024-08-16

Edward Ahmed Mitchell on Violence Against Indian Muslims on 2024-08-16

Dr. Alon Milwicki on the Utilitarianism of Antisemitism on 2024-08-16

Dr. Alon Milwicki on the Utilitarianism of Anti-Semitism on 2024-08-16

Ask A Genius 1086: What is Kamala Harris Doing Wrong? on 2024-08-16

Ask A Genius 1085: Donald Trump and Elon Musk, Live! on 2024-08-16

Ask A Genius 1084: The Citizen of the Future on 2024-08-16

Ask A Genius 1083: The Future of Pornified Pleasure on 2024-08-16

Pith 945: There is no reward on 2024-08-16

Pith 944: & still the change on 2024-08-16

Pith 943: Facade on 2024-08-16

Pith 942: An Offer on 2024-08-16

Pith 941: The Great Escape on 2024-08-10

Pith 940: Sleeping, one eye open on 2024-08-10

Pith 939: and lines and colours and wonders, Fall on 2024-08-08

Ask A Genius 1082: The Holocaust and German Record-Keeping on 2024-08-08

Ask A Genius 1081: Cryptozoological Marvels on 2024-08-08

Ask A Genius 1080: Kurzweil’s Millions are Sagan’s Billions on 2024-08-08

Ask A Genius 1079: Tim Walz and Kamala Harris on 2024-08-08

Ask A Genius 1078: Nazi YouTube Accusation and Godwin’s Law? on 2024-08-08

Ask A Genius 1077: Bangladesh and Snoop Dogg at the Olympics on 2024-08-08

Ask A Genius 1076: The Stock Market Crashing, the “Kamala Crash” on 2024-08-08

Ask A Genius 1075: On “Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says he left a dead bear in Central Park as a prank” on 2024-08-08

Ask A Genius 1074: Retrospective on the 2021 Coup Attempt on 2024-08-08

Ask A Genius 1073: What about the Obama citizenship treatment for Kamala Harris? on 2024-08-08

Pith 938: And the Western Sky on 2024-08-07

Pith 937: Point of light on 2024-08-06

Pith 936: I don’t know on 2024-08-06

Pith 935: “The cry of a child” on 2024-08-06

Ask A Genius 1072: Obama Citizenship Denial on 2024-08-06

Ask A Genius 1071: QAnon on 2024-08-06

Ask A Genius 1070: Chemtrails and Homeopathy on 2024-08-06

Ask A Genius 1069: Pseudoscience in Rick’s Lifetime on 2024-08-06

Ask A Genius 1068: Anthropogenic Climate Change on 2024-08-06

Ask A Genius 1067: Intelligent Design on 2024-08-06

Ask A Genius 1066: The Chris Cole Session 4, “Pinky and the Brain” on 2024-08-06

Ask A Genius 1065: Delusions can be relative, and not on 2024-08-06

Ask A Genius 1064: Seeing God, or the Sky Parting Trip and the Janitor on 2024-08-06

Ask A Genius 1063: The Hard Times for White Blue-Collar Americans on 2024-08-06

Ask A Genius 1062: The Thor Fabian Pettersen Session on 2024-08-03

Ask A Genius 1061: The Hindemburg Melão Jr. Session 2, More on Dark Matter and Collapsed Matter on 2024-08-03

Ask A Genius 1060: The Chris Cole Session 3, AIs and Bulldozers on 2024-08-03

Roslyn MOULD grants in-depth interview about her family, education & activism as West African Humanists Chair on 2024-08-03

Azad Nanakeli: My art work is related to current events on 2024-08-02

Ask A Genius 1059: The 911 Truths about 9/11 Truth on 2024-08-02

Ask A Genius 1058: Cryonics, or cry-me-on-phonics on 2024-08-02

Ask A Genius 1057: Ray Comfort, “The Atheist’s Nightmare” on 2024-08-02

Ask A Genius 1055: A Global Flood on 2024-08-02

Ask A Genius 1056: The Flat Earth Theory on 2024-08-02

Ask A Genius 1054: Creationism on 2024-08-02

Ask A Genius 1053: Scotty’s Happiness, Peace, and Equanimity on 2024-08-02

Ask A Genius 1052: The Chris Cole Session 2, Reframe on 2024-08-02

Pith 934: or a crooked smile on 2024-07-31

Pith 933: Then old on 2024-07-31

Pith 932: I like to watch the puddles gather rain, drain on 2024-07-31

Pith 931: Sinanon Saran, Chant de Griot on 2024-07-31

Dr. Marty Shoemaker on Humanist Chaplaincy on 2024-07-31

Prof. Imam Syed B. Soharwardy on Canadian Muslims Now on 2024-07-31

Ask A Genius 1051: The Chris Cole Session on 2024-07-31

Ask A Genius 1050: The Paul Cooijmans Session 2, Extended Thoughts on 2024-07-31

Aubrey de Grey on the LEV Foundation on 2024-07-30

Jyotsna Mohan on Inclusive Governance and Peaceful Societies on 2024-07-30

Andrea Gunraj on the Canadian Women’s Foundation on 2024-07-30

Ask A Genius 1049: The Paul Cooijmans Session on 2024-07-30

Ask A Genius 1048: The Anja Jaenicke Session on 2024-07-30

Ask A Genius 1047: The Svein Olav Nyberg Session 2, the Other One and the Many on 2024-07-30

Ask A Genius 1046: The Svein Olav Nyberg Session on 2024-07-30

Ask A Genius 1045: The Superheroes of TV and of ‘Reality as TV’ on 2024-07-28

Ask A Genius 1044: On ‘Smartest Man in the World’ and ‘Longevity’ Claims on 2024-07-28

Ask A Genius 1043: The Hindemburg Melão Jr. Session on 2024-07-28

Ask A Genius 1042: The Matthew Scillitani Session on 2024-07-28

Ask A Genius 1041: Regretted Fashion Choices on 2024-07-28

Ask A Genius 1040: Ball Shots on 2024-07-28

Ask A Genius 1039: High-Range Tests, potentials and promises on 2024-07-28

Ask A Genius 1038: Being hit in the nutsack during golf on 2024-07-28

Ask A Genius 1037: The Mind as a Box, then Its Aperture on 2024-07-28

Ask A Genius 1036: Authenticity, Narcissism, and Politics on 2024-07-28

Ask A Genius 1035: Some Women and Contemporary Technologists on 2024-07-28

Ask A Genius 1034: “Enshittification” and Contemporary Technologists on 2024-07-28

Ask A Genius 1033: Music and “Toy” Unethical Behaviour on 2024-07-28

Ask A Genius 1032: Elements and Informational Correspondence on 2024-07-28

Nadia Ahmad on Decline in Muslim Representation in the DNC on 2024-07-28

Javier Larrondo Calafat on 1,728 Cuban Political Prisoners Now on 2024-07-28

Ask A Genius 1031: And the winner? To be decided. on 2024-07-28

Ask A Genius 1030: Being wrong is a time for lessons on 2024-07-28

Ask A Genius 1029: No big toe extra stability on 2024-07-28

Ask A Genius 1028: Maybe, interview celebrities? on 2024-07-28

Ask A Genius 1027: Homegrown American Anti-Semitism on 2024-07-28

Ask A Genius 1026: And these are some of my most painful things on 2024-07-28

Ask A Genius 1025: Icky Food on 2024-07-28

Ask A Genius 1024: Universes, Infinites, Turtles, and Probabilities on 2024-07-28

Ask A Genius 1023: OCD and Taboo Comedy (Areas and Topics) on 2024-07-28

Ask A Genius 1022: False Consciousness to Conscious AI on 2024-07-28

Ask A Genius 1021: AI and Counselling on 2024-07-28

Ask A Genius 1020: Multimodality and Many Senses on 2024-07-28

Ask A Genius 1019: The Dr. Claus Volko Session on 2024-07-26

Pith 930: Sound by sound on 2024-07-26

Pith 929: ISwear on 2024-07-26

Pith 928: The Truth on 2024-07-26

Pith 927: Bound on 2024-07-26

Pith 926: And the Sun bled on 2024-07-26

Pith 925: Sensuts off lightboon on 2024-07-26

Pith 924: What is Obscenity? on 2024-07-26

‘Imagine There Is No Heaven’: an African Freethought Festival on 2024-07-26

Javier Larrondo Calafat on Cuba’s Luis Frómeta Compte on 2024-07-26

Dr. Hermina Nedelescu & Dorothy Small: Ecumenical Catholic-Orthodox Discourse on 2024-07-26

WalletHub: Cassandra Happe on Substance Issues in States on 2024-07-25

Matthew Scillitani on Machine Learning and Family on 2024-07-25

Tauya Chinama on Zimbabwean Freethought on 2024-07-25

Gary McLelland on Humanists International General Assembly 2024 on 2024-07-25

Professor David K. Pooler, Ph.D., LCSW-S on Clergy Adult Sexual Abuse on 2024-07-25

Annie Jacobsen, an Author on 2024-07-25

Beijing Declaration Paragraph 165 (h)-(k) on 2024-07-25

The Mind of God: Rarer Than a Hapax Logomenon on 2024-07-23

Hong Kíng-Bûn on War and Emergency Responsiveness on 2024-07-23

MRFF’s Mikey Weinstein on Project 2025 on 2024-07-23

Tianxi Yu (余天曦) on Graduation, Work, and Hobby Tests on 2024-07-23

Hong Kíng-Bûn on Taiwan, Geopolitics, and Empire Histories on 2024-07-23

Jichojipya ThinkAnew, “Jichojipya Nsajigwa Profile Humanism Activism 2002 to 2017” (2018) on 2024-07-23

Tianxi Yu (余天曦) on CAT2 and Education on 2024-07-23

Rachel O’Leary Carmona on the Women’s March on the RNC on 2024-07-23

Global Aging Brains and Poor Literacy Skills on 2024-07-23

Wonderful Mkhutche on Witchcraft Allegations and Malawian Humanism on 2024-07-23

Efficient, Compact, Consistent, and Non-Contradictory Representation Systems on 2024-07-23

On Defining Information in the Contemporary Period on 2024-07-23

Why Not Orthodox or Conservative Judaism? on 2024-07-23

Violence’s Imaginarium: Informal Follow-Up to ‘War Is Hell’ on 2024-07-23

Rick Rosner on Israel Jacobson and Reformed Judaism on 2024-07-23

Mandisa Thomas on Conversation Versus Debate and Their Uses on 2024-07-23

Dr. Marty Shoemaker on Humanist Chaplaincy on 2024-07-23

Dr. Leo Igwe on Global African Freethought Diaspora on 2024-07-22

A Badass With Fruits and a Knife on 2024-07-22

Microfiche Is Not That Much Pain, Rick! on 2024-07-22

Ask Scott Anything, Session 2 on 2024-07-22

Philosophical Interludes, Emotional Quaaludes: Some Reflections on 2024-07-22

Ask Scott Anything, Session 1 on 2024-07-22

Canadian and American Women’s Progress on 2024-07-22

Population Dynamics and Energy Consumption on 2024-07-22

Nicole Carr of ‘The Humanist’ on Project 2025 on 2024-07-22

Simulations of Consciousness Before Consciousness on 2024-07-22

Travel, ‘Valence,’ and Abstractions on 2024-07-22