Guest Thinkers — February 16, 2011

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Scott McLeod

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A blurred black-and-white image of an American flag, with the stars and stripes visibly distorted, subtly reflecting political polarization.

The Present

Divided we stand: The rise of political animosity

“We’re acting more like fans of a football team going to a game than a banker carefully choosing investments.”

Close-up of a human eye on the left, and a blurred image of a person without clothing on the right, depicting themes that border on pornography.

Thinking

The “Triple-A Engine”: How the internet changed porn and how porn changed us

Everyone has to learn about sex somehow. Today, billions of people are learning about it from porn.

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High Culture

From fan to showrunner: How “House of the Dragon” creator Ryan Condal landed TV’s biggest job

Ryan Condal, who worked in pharmaceutical advertising before Hollywood, talks with Big Think about imposter syndrome, “precrastination,” and Westeros lore.

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High Culture

Why R is the weirdest letter

You can learn an awful lot about people, culture, and politics by studying R.

The Past

British archaeologists find, then rebury, a Roman villa in Scarborough

The “first-of-its-kind” archeological find is being reburied despite the fact that researchers haven’t finished studying it.

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