Latest by Intellectual Takeout in ITO

• Culture

  December 23, 2019

  Intellectual Takeout’s Five Favorite Christmas Movies

  3 min

  The staff at Intellectual Takeout participated in a highly non-scientific poll to crown our favorite Christmas movies. What are your Christmas favorites?

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• November 1, 2018

  EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT: Common Sense in Crisis

  0 ¾ min

  Join us on November 15th for an evening with Ted Malloch on his recent book and the boarder culture of business ethics in America and around the world.

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• Culture

  September 21, 2018

  Free Student Seminar: Is College Worth It?

  1 ¼ min

  On Saturday, October 6, 2018, The Charlemagne Institute (Intellectual Takeout's parent organization) is inviting ALL middle school & high school students as well as any young adults who are seeking vocational and professional guidance to our seminar on post-secondary decision-making.

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• Culture

  August 9, 2018

  How the Term 'Social Justice Warrior' Became an Insult

  6 ¾ min

  A decade ago, calling someone a social justice warrior was merely a description, and in some cases, even a compliment.

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• Culture

  August 2, 2018

  Is Spanking Harmful? Why Research Hasnt Given Us a Clear Answer

  4 ½ min

  The American College of Pediatricians reports that most anti-spanking research suffers from three defects.

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• Family

  August 1, 2018

  3 Reasons Kids Are Misbehaving More—and What Parents Can Do About It

  9 ¼ min

  Why are children misbehaving more? Is it because they want to, or because no one has taught them to behave in the first place?

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• Culture

  July 30, 2018

  Free Student Seminar: America's Founding Principles

  1 ¾ min

  On Tuesday, August 7, The Charlemagne Institute (Intellectual Takeout's parent organization) is inviting ALL high school and college students to our seminar 'America's Founding Principles'.

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• Culture

  July 27, 2018

  3 Things You Need to be Friends with People You Disagree With

  4 ¾ min

  The secret lies in our attitudes towards each other. 

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• Culture

  July 23, 2018

  What Living in a Single-Sex Dorm Has Taught Me About Men and Women

  6 ¾ min

  Given the struggle to define what it means to be masculine or feminine, could single-sex dorms provide us with a way to rediscover these things? 

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• History

  July 9, 2018

  Why It’s Okay That the Constitution Isn’t Perfect

  5 ¼ min

  No one would assert that the Constitution is perfect. Not even the founders themselves thought it was. But while not perfect, is the Constitution a problem?

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• Culture

  July 5, 2018

  Les Miserables: What Permit Patty's Outburst Can Teach Us About Mercy

  5 ½ min

  For the unlucky few who win the internet lottery, misdeeds become fodder for public judgement. Did the severity of the crime match the severity of the punishment? 

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• Culture

  June 27, 2018

  Why ‘Social Justice Math’ Misses the Point of Learning Math

  5 min

  Although math is a useful tool, mathematicians throughout history have considered it to have a much higher purpose.

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• Culture

  June 21, 2018

  3 Takeaways on Jordan B. Peterson After Watching Him Speak on Tour

  6 ¾ min

  Here are three things that stuck with me after listening to the best-selling author of 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos.

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• Philosophy

  June 19, 2018

  Is Loneliness Fueling the Rise of Political Polarization in the U.S.?

  3 ½ min

  Today we see a great fear between the opposing political parties. Is a loss of personal identity at play?

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• Science

  April 27, 2018

  5 Creepy Science Terms That Explain Your Addiction to Junk Food

  6 ¼ min

  Your inability to stop eating chips isn't merely a lack of willpower; it's the result of a conscious effort on the part of food scientists.

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• Religion

  April 16, 2018

  The Religious Literacy Quiz That Most College Students Fail

  0 ¼ min

  See how you do on this version of a quiz that's failed by most undergraduates.

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• Education

  February 21, 2018

  Do You Know Your Latin Abbreviations?

  0 ½ min

  You may encounter these Latin abbreviations on a regular basis. But do you actually know what they stand for? 

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• Science

  February 7, 2018

  7 Jobs That Robots Will Soon Take Over

  2 ½ min

  Will your job be one of those that soon disappears?

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• Philosophy

  January 19, 2018

  Quiz: Name the Logical Fallacy

  0 min

  How well can you spot holes in people's arguments?

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• Philosophy

  January 4, 2018

  The Logic Quiz That Will Trigger EVERYONE

  0 min

  Remember: Just because an argument is "valid" doesn't mean it's "sound".

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