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2015-02-04T15:44:33-05:00

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Love and Real Estate, All About Location, Location Location

Last updated on: February 4, 2015 at 3:44 pm By Leah Libresco

The best living experience I’ve had was definitely in college. The density of people meant that third places were everywhere — dining halls, courtyards, and coffee shops that I could sit in and be stumbled across by friends, and settle in for conversation and companionship. It’s hard to replicate as an adult, because, even though I’m fortunate to have a lot of the people I care about all live in one city, we live up to an hour from... Read more

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friendship

quest for community

2015-02-02T12:53:36-05:00

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A Fired-Up, Fusty Witness to Christian Faith [Saints Bookclub]

Last updated on: February 2, 2015 at 12:53 pm By Leah Libresco

In 2015, I’m reading and blogging through Ronald Knox’s collection of sermons on Christian exemplars, Captive Flames: On Selected Saints and Christian Heroes. Every Monday, I’ll be writing about the next portrait in the book, so you’re welcome to peruse them all and/or read along. The first sermon in the book is on Saint Cecilia, who Knox sees as a model for ordinary Christians, who may feel they have no particularly saintly challenges to face. He contrasts St. Cecilia with St. Catherine of... Read more

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Morality in Practice

Knox bookclub

2015-02-02T12:01:46-05:00

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Books that Change the Way You Think [Radio Readings]

Last updated on: February 2, 2015 at 12:01 pm By Leah Libresco

You can listen to “Fights in Good Faith,” my weekly radio program, streaming today at 5pm ET and tomorrow (Sun) at 1pm. The audio is now up for streaming at my show’s page. Plus, this Monday, you can come see me speak in person in San Francisco. Every week, I put up a “Radio Readings” post, so you can track down the books, articles, and, this week: Passover songs(!) that I cite on the show. So, without further ado, here’s what I’m talking... Read more

Epistemology/Philosophy

Radio

2015-01-30T01:41:48-05:00

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7QT: Faces back from the dead, Anxieties outside your head

Last updated on: January 30, 2015 at 1:41 am By Leah Libresco

Don’t forget, if you’re in the Bay Area, that I’ll be speaking at St. Dominic’s this Monday night — tell your friends! And for those of you not near San Francisco, you can catch me on the radio at 5pm on Saturday or 1pm on Sunday. — 1 — I was really pleased to find, in the NYT artists imitating life (my life specifically). The paper interviewed Emma Stone and Eddie Redmayne in tandem, and, when asked how she... Read more

7 Quick Takes

2015-01-28T12:02:45-05:00

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When Public Religion is Rare, It Gets Weird

Last updated on: January 28, 2015 at 12:02 pm By Leah Libresco

Although every Saint Patrick’s Day, streets shut down for a quasi-Catholic-related march, the American St. Paddy’s Day has about as much to do with Christianity as it does with Ireland these days, and is mostly an excuse to dress up and drink. A lot of public festivals have been watered down in this way. And the ones that remain strongly tied to a particular religious identity tend not to be public. For example, I once attended Mass at a parish... Read more

Spiritual Practice

2015-01-27T12:48:14-05:00

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When has a book in one field helped you in a seemingly unrelated one?

Last updated on: January 27, 2015 at 12:48 pm By Leah Libresco

I’ve just finished Scott Aaronson’s Quantum Computing Since Democritus this week (making a list of the books I wanted to read has really helped me prioritize them!), and I’d like all of your help in prepping what’s going to be a segment I do on it this week for my radio show. Quantum Computing Since Democritus falls into the same category for me as Flatland — it’s a book about a technical field, where most of the benefit I get... Read more

Reviews/Recommendations

2015-01-26T14:46:46-05:00

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I’m speaking on “Openness to Truth” in San Fran, Feb 2nd

Last updated on: January 26, 2015 at 2:46 pm By Leah Libresco

I’m pleased to announce that, on Monday, February 2nd at 7:30pm, I’ll be speaking at the very beautiful St. Dominic’s Church in San Francisco. I’ll be tackling the topic “Cultivating Openness to Truth” and discussing ways to make it easier for an opponent (or you!) to have the chance to notice that s/he is in error. (And I’ll be giving some examples from my own life and conversion story). The talk plus Q&A (heavy on the latter) will take place in... Read more

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2015-01-24T12:33:06-05:00

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Wrong Identities, Chosen and Imposed [Radio Readings]

Last updated on: January 24, 2015 at 12:33 pm By Leah Libresco

You’ll be able to catch “Fights in Good Faith,” my weekly radio program, streaming today at 5pm ET and tomorrow (Sun) at 1pm. And the audio this week is already up at the archive page! Every week, I put up a “Radio Readings” post, so you can track down the books, articles, songs, (and, this week, mathematical figures!) that I cite on the show. So, without further ado, here’s what I’m talking about this week. Letting your “enemy” define your identity... Read more

Radio

2015-01-23T12:55:00-05:00

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7QT: Terrifying Fish, Lightning-Quick Archers (and some cussin’)

Last updated on: January 23, 2015 at 12:55 pm By Leah Libresco

Two housekeeping notes: you can still vote for me in the “Smartest Blog” category in the Sheenazing Awards, and my weekly radio show will be streaming tomorrow at 5pm and again on Sunday at 1pm, — 1 — Folks, this archery video (found via Deadspin) has made my day. Based on nerdy examination of historical art of archers, Lars Anderson overhauled his shooting technique and, well, let me let Deadspin summarize, since I prefer only to swear in direct quotations:... Read more

7 Quick Takes

2015-01-22T15:27:20-05:00

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When Discerning, Fewer Relationships are “Failed” Ones

Last updated on: January 22, 2015 at 3:27 pm By Leah Libresco

Ilana Yurkiewicz explained, as a doctor, how she has to make an active effort to avoid learning callousness from the occasional deceptions of her patients. Meanwhile, in the Federalist, Teresa Mull is tackling a similar problem in modern dating. She’s worried about the danger of being emotionally overextended, and would like to see folks engage in fewer high-turnover, emotionally-intense assignations. The practice of bonding and staying close until one partner arbitrarily changes his or her mind is detrimental to both physical... Read more

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