Steven Pinker Meets Socrates
by Mark ShiffmanA transcript of an unlikely encounter. Continue Reading »
A transcript of an unlikely encounter. Continue Reading »
The correct answer to the question of when human life begins is not a matter of faith; it is a matter of scientific fact. Continue Reading »
The 400th anniversary of the death of Robert Bellarmine invites a look back at this fascinating figure of the Catholic Reformation, engaged as he was with issues newly relevant today: the relationship of faith and science and of ecclesial and temporal power. Continue Reading »
DeSilva has written one of the most interesting “science books” I’ve read in the last five years and one of the most interesting “walking books” over the same span. Continue Reading »
Is this a new dawn for journalism and science funding, or is it a classic bubble? Continue Reading »
We don’t have a crisis of truth, but a crisis of confidence in political authority per se. Continue Reading »
Our over-reliance on data in politics and economics has come at a cost. Continue Reading »
Plagues are no longer tragedies but technical challenges. Continue Reading »
Taleb has called the racialist behavioral geneticists to the field. Continue Reading »
A review of the book Timefulness: How Thinking Like a Geologist Can Save the World. Continue Reading »