Can Science Rule Out God?
We must understand the laws of nature before we can deduce their origins
Opinion
Can You Change for Climate Change?
Probably, but research shows that most people need behavioral “nudges” to do so; just the facts aren’t enough
Tigers Extinct in Laos
The snaring crisis in Southeast Asia appears to have claimed the lives of the country’s last wild tigers
How Do You Save an Endangered Tree from Extinction When You Can’t Save Its Seeds?
“Recalcitrant” seeds hold the secret to saving a critically endangered Indian tree—thanks to a bit of human help
Can Philosophy Make You Happy?
Philosopher Catherine Wilson thinks the ancient sage Epicurus can provide guidance for our modern scientific age...
Marketing Health Care Services to Older People Is Tricky
They have plenty of physical challenges but don’t like think of themselves as being in decline
What Climate Change Tells Us about Being Human
The crisis requires us to face hard limits set by nature while also reimagining the stories we tell ourselves
A Tale of Three Nobels
It’s unfortunate that some of the most exciting frontiers in modern astrophysics were initially ridiculed as a waste of time
The Carbon Dioxide We Dump into the Sky Is Just Another Kind of Garbage
We should clean it up as we do ordinary trash—and it wouldn’t cost much more
Can Mysticism Help Us Solve the Mind-Body Problem?
A freewheeling symposium explores experiences, theories and philosophies that challenge conventional materialist science...
