
Who Wants to Be a Cyborg?
Philosopher Susan Schneider weighs the pros and cons of radical technological enhancement
Philosopher Susan Schneider weighs the pros and cons of radical technological enhancement
We must begin moving beyond militarism, as Martin Luther King urged more than 50 years ago
Eric Schwitzgebel investigates an eclectic assortment of mysteries with (unintentional?) irony and humor
An aging science journalist with a literature degree sets out to learn quantum mechanics, mathematics and all...
Empirical studies have shown that nonviolent movements are more successful than violent ones at bringing about positive social changes...
“Energy accountant” Richard Heede does research needed to hold major polluters accountable for their actions...
NIH director Francis Collins, winner of the 2020 Templeton Prize, answers questions about God, free will, evil, altruism and his Christian faith in a 2006 interview...
Journalist Leslie Kean investigates topics that many consider to be beyond the pale
Biology writer Carl Zimmer answers questions on heredity, CRISPR, human enhancement, immortality and the coronavirus...
A weight-lifting guru, author and podcaster calls the U.S. response to the pandemic an “exercise in hysteria" that might do more harm than good...
The pandemic has revealed the disadvantages of laissez-faire governance and advantages of centralized control
Pundits hope the pandemic will lead to more humane government policies but fear darker outcomes...
The great astrophysicist Fred Hoyle (1915–2001) named the big bang theory but never embraced it...
As fear of mortality rises, so does tribalism and support for authoritarian leaders, according to terror-management theory...
The author of book on the 2009 flu outbreak explains how a lack of effective tests crippled U.S. attempts to contain the coronavirus...
Is it ethical to seek serenity when the world is suffering?...
The Nobel Prize winner espoused an antireductionist vision of science in which “more is different”...
A physics student has founded an international organization for mentoring women in male-dominated fields...
The coronavirus pandemic might have positive consequences...
Does right-wing skepticism toward the coronavirus have anything to do with the postmodern philosophy of Thomas Kuhn?...
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