Tag Archives: Lifestyle

Does Diversity Equal Conformity?

Posted on April 23, 2011 by Human Factor

An April 21st blog by Dr. J, The Western Tradition, entitled Diversity=Conformity? Christian Colleges and Homosexuality, was found disturbing and Human Factor felt compelled to respond. The dictionary defines ‘university’ as an institution for higher learning with teaching and research … Continue reading →

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Canada Supreme Court to Decide Future of Vancouver Safe-Injection Site that Slashed Fatal Overdoses by 35%

Posted on April 19, 2011 by Human Factor

In 2003 Vancouver, British Columbia set up Insite, the country’s first safe-injection facility so that drug addicts could inject drugs safely using sterile needles. However, a jurisdictional dispute over the site between the federal and provincial governments has placed the … Continue reading →

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Humanist Bible – Thirty Years in the Making

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Human Factor

English philosopher A. C. Grayling spent thirty years compiling “The Good Book: A Humanist Bible”, a collage of irreligious rather than religious wisdom. The “Humanist Bible” is divided into books, each organized into chapters and verses, but without divine attribution. … Continue reading →

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Age-Related Diseases May Require More than Eating the Right Foods and Exercising Regularly

Posted on April 15, 2011 by Human Factor

A research team of chemists at the Australian National University have discovered a new way in which age-related diseases such as Alzheimer’s, heart disease, and cataracts can develop; a discovery they hope will open the door to new forms of … Continue reading →

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United Nations to Debate if Mother Earth Has Same Rights as Humans

Posted on April 13, 2011 by Human Factor

Steven Edwards, Postmedia News, provides details for this controversial draft United Nations treaty that was submitted by Bolivia and will be debated by the UN two days before April 22, the second International Mother Earth Day. The initiative aims to … Continue reading →

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American Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Numbers Estimated As High As 9 Million

Posted on April 8, 2011 by Human Factor

Without more research and surveys that actually ask respondents for their sexual orientation, the size of the gay/bisexual community remains elusive four decades after the gay-activist movement started in the wake of the Stonewall riots in New York City during … Continue reading →

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Self-Publishing: New Generation of Writers Bypassing Agents and Publishers in Favor of eBooks

Posted on April 6, 2011 by Human Factor

A New Zealand Herald article highlights Stephen Leather, a British writer, who estimates he has occupied the number one spot on Amazon.co.uk’s Kindle eBook bestseller lists for 90 percent of the last three months, selling somewhere in the region of … Continue reading →

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