Author: Darin
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CTC Releases Article on Nigeria’s Boko Haram: Beyond the Headlines
On May 10, the Pentagon will release a report detailing their investigation into the death of four U.S. soldiers who were killed in Niger. The incident happened in October 4, 2017 outside of Tongo Tongo, Niger. The four US solders, Staff Sgt. Bryan Black, Staff Sgt. Dustin Wright, Staff Sgt. Jeremiah Johnson, and Sgt. La…
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Human attraction: What spinal curvature can tell us about potential mates
One of the subs I follow on Reddit had a link to a 2015 study in Evolution and Human Behavior on lumbar curvature. The study results suggested males found females attractive due to their spinal curvature, because it indicated a greater ability to bear children. That’s interesting, eh? In the past several decades, a new…
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Researching history: The secrets surrounding the new church being built in downtown Kansas City
A year ago, I was approached by a minister to conduct some research on a plot of land located between 16th and 17th street, and McGee and Grand Street, in Kansas City, Missouri. My church, United Methodist Church of the Resurrection Downtown, had just broken ground on a new building. They were looking for information…
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Tweet this: Extremists continue utilizing social media
The Parkland, Florida, high school shooting yesterday once again underscores the continual need to prevent these incidents. Prevention strategies tend to follow along the same path of hardening these soft targets: Metal detectors or increased/more visible security measures. The main counterbalance to these strategies is, of course, money. While news regarding this shooting continues to develop, sources…
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A Dangerous Belief
This was reposted on the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, and it provides a great reminder to review our assumptions and biases. Check it out here.
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