Christianity: Christianity Today reports on the shockingly low numbers of refugees, and refugees who have been persecuted for being Christians, that entered the US last year.
A Christianity Today author on the stress of caring for kids at home and for aging parents, at the same time.
Relevant responds to a question about whether giving to Christian charities makes it unnecessary to tithe to one's church.
Relevant also offers an essay on "Five Myths of Christian Political Engagement."
Computing: Gizmo's Freeware on an application that lets you listen to radio stations from all over the world, free.
Health: National Public Radio reports that patients with colds want doctors to prescribe antibiotics, even though such medications aren't effective against viruses, and may contribute to antibiotic resistance.
National Public Radio also reports on using apps to help you go to sleep. Some of them work!
The Scientist reports that abdominal fat can play a role in protecting us. (Too much of it is still bad for us!)
Philosophy: A Scientific American writer argues that science can never solve the mind-body problem. (Here's the Wikipedia article on that problem.)
Science: Listverse tells us about Europa, the most interesting moon of Jupiter.
Earther reports on high-flying (like about 8+ kilometers up) bacteria, and their effect on weather, and maybe on disease transmission.
The graphic used in these posts is from NASA, hence, I believe, it is public domain.
Thanks for looking!
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