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Institute for Freedom and Community hosts two faculty seminars More than 30 faculty members representing over 17 disciplines participated in an April faculty seminar led by Morrison Family Director of the Institute for Freedom and Community Edmund Santurri. In the spirit of open inquiry and meaningful debate of important political and social issues, the St. Olaf College Institute for Freedom and Community convened two seminars for faculty members to examine issues of race and racism...

The Atlantic Making yourself consider contrary opinions will improve your thinking. 6:00 AM ET FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty In 1906, the British statistician and polymath Francis Galton attended a country fair at which the attendees were invited to estimate the weight of an ox. Out of curiosity, Galton borrowed the cards on which the guesses were written, took them home, and ran the numbers. To his surprise, the average of the 787 entries turned out to be almost exactly the precise weight of the an...

Jan 30, 2021 • Life Stories, not people, rule our world. We’re always telling ourselves a story about how the world works, and this makes stories very powerful. For example, consider this story: An American couple crash their car, die, and ascend to Heaven. God meets them, and they ask “What were the real results of the 2020 election, and who was behind the fraud?” God says, “There was no fraud, my children. Biden won fair and square.” After a few seconds of stunned si...