The Torah and the World – Twelve Questions


Confronting Violence in the Name of God

Rabbi Jonathan Sacks gives a most incisive psychological analysis of the mind of the Terrorist, in every generation.  Understanding a phenomenon is the first step to being able to  effectively deal with it.   GP: This lecture is based on Rabbi Sacks’ new book, Not in God’s Name. It is an important book and should be studied.  Rabbi Sacks, shlit’a, is probably one of the most eloquent spokesmen […]


South Sudan and the Wanton Slaughter of Wildlife

  Sad About Cecil? These African Animals Are Slaughtered by the Thousands By Margot Kiser, www.thedailybeast.com JUBA, South Sudan — A hopeful myth persists in this region that “wildlife refugees”—fauna in flight from war-ravaged habitats—will return one day when the conflict is over. Would that it were so. But in South Sudan, no end of the conflict appears in sight, and amid vast human suffering, nature is being […]


Matrilineal Descent

  דברים פרק ז (ג) וְלֹא תִתְחַתֵּן בָּם בִּתְּךָ לֹא תִתֵּן לִבְנוֹ וּבִתּוֹ לֹא תִקַּח לִבְנֶךָ: (ד) כִּי יָסִיר אֶת בִּנְךָ מֵאַחֲרַי וְעָבְדוּ אֱלֹהִים אֲחֵרִים וְחָרָה אַף יְקֹוָק בָּכֶם וְהִשְׁמִידְךָ מַהֵר: תלמוד בבלי מסכת קידושין דף סו עמוד ב מתני’. כל מקום שיש קידושין ואין עבירה – הולד הולך אחר הזכר, ואיזה זו? זו כהנת לויה וישראלית שנשאו לכהן לוי וישראל. וכל מקום שיש קידושין ויש עבירה – […]


AI and The Mars Rover

To get an intuitive idea of the advances in AI since the Frame Problem was formulated, lets catch up to The Mars Curiosity Rover:   http://onforb.es/RH4owP Singularity University We spread ideas with exponential impact. Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Tech 8/05/2012 @ 3:03PM 5,003 views A Giant Leap for Curiosity, A Small Step for Robot-kind Singularity University Affiliate , Contributor Comment Now This post is written […]