The inspirational tag on your box of Sleepytime tea may be derived from a racist scripture written by aliens. Bizzare as it might sound, writer Megan Giller claims that the founder of Celestial Seasonings, Mo Siegel, follows a mysterious book called The Urantia. The book claims to be a transmission of extraterrestrial wisdom and shares some cult-like ideas. As a result, it is possible the company’s name refers to the wisdom showered by aliens. Read full article here
Education
Overcoming Bias
Kai Cheng’s professor had a brilliant scheme. In his first lecture, he promised that each lecture would feature a “Lie of the Day”. But why? It made his students more attentive and analytical, poring over every detail of his lecture and making sense of why things were true. It was such a powerful teaching method that his students digested his most technical lectures quite easily because they tried so hard to catch his lie. The kicker? There was no lie in that first lecture; he had lied about that too! Read full article here
Merv
August 17, 2022
