Monthly Archives: January 2018

Audiobook Review: Great Courses: The Dead Sea Scrolls: Part 2

Posted on January 12, 2018 by nathanalbright

Great Courses:  The Dead Sea Scrolls:  Part 2, by Professor Gary A. Rendsburg At times it is necessary to get to the end of something before one can come to a final determination about how you think or feel about … Continue reading →

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Audiobook Review: Great Courses: The Dead Sea Scrolls: Part 1

Posted on January 12, 2018 by nathanalbright

Great Courses:  The Dead Sea Scrolls:  Part 1, by Professor Gary A. Rendsburg As someone who has a profound interest in the Judaism of the second temple period as well as in the interpretation of ancient texts (and not-so-ancient ones) … Continue reading →

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A Hidden Cost Of Regulation

Posted on January 11, 2018 by nathanalbright

As I comment on from time to time [1], I work as a data scientist for an insurance broker that hardly anyone has ever heard of.  In recent months I have been made responsible for processing commissions not only for … Continue reading →

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Book Review: God’s Plan For Your Future

Posted on January 11, 2018 by nathanalbright

God’s Plan For Your Future:  The Purpose, History, And Destiny Of Humanity As Revealed In Scripture, by David Charles Cole [Note:  This book was provided free of charge by Books Go Social/Net Gallery.  All thoughts and opinions are my own.] … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Life Should Be Simple And Easy

Posted on January 11, 2018 by nathanalbright

Life Should Be Simple And Easy:  If You’re Doing It Hard, You’re Doing It Wrong, by Conrad Aquino and Bryson Miller [Note:  This book was provided free of charge by Books Go Social/Net Gallery.  All thoughts and opinions are my … Continue reading →

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Game Show

Posted on January 10, 2018 by nathanalbright

Yesterday a couple of my coworkers were telling me about an online game show app where people answer a series of twelve questions in search of real money.  I looked up the game and found out that a version of … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Signature In The Cell

Posted on January 10, 2018 by nathanalbright

Signature In The Cell:  DNA And The Evidence For Intelligent Design, by Stephen C. Meyer I have wanted to read this book for a long time and upon reading it, I gain an appreciation for how the author’s peer-reviewed writing … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Undeniable

Posted on January 10, 2018 by nathanalbright

Undeniable:  How Biology Confirms Our Intuition That Life Is Designed, by Douglas Axe I have heard about this book and author for a while, and was pleased to finally be able to read it.  As someone who is generally familiar … Continue reading →

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Rooting Interest

Posted on January 9, 2018 by nathanalbright

While eating dinner today I had the chance to watch the college playoff championship, which did not go as well as I would have hoped.  For a half, it looked like it was going to be a really good game, … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Project Zebra

Posted on January 9, 2018 by nathanalbright

Project Zebra:  Roosevelt And Stalin’s Top Secret Mission Mission To Train 300 Soviet Airmen In America, by M.G. Crisci in collaboration with Gregory Gagarin [Note:  This book was provided free of charge by Books Go Social.  All thoughts and opinions … Continue reading →

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