Category: Lifestyle
The Surprising Role of Deep Thinking in Conspiracy Theories
by Stephen Gadsby and Sander Van de Cruys at Psyche: Conspiracy theories are seemingly everywhere….
A New Trilemma Haunts the World Economy
by Dani Rodrik at Project Syndicate: I wrote a speculative article in 2000 on what…
Till Death Do Us Part
by Mark Seal at Air Mail: It is a case that shocked the seemingly unshockable…
School Shootings: This is an Epidemic, Not a Series of Unique Tragedies
Sam Stein at The Bulwark: OF ALL THE REFLECTIONS offered by lawmakers on the school…
Robots Are Coming to the Kitchen—What That Could Mean for Society and Culture
by Patrick Lin at Singularity Hub: Can food technology really change society? Yes, just consider…
It Was Ancient To The Ancients, Too
From the Daily Stoic: Of course, it seems quite old to us. Seneca lived 20…
So, Which Movie Did Your Brain See? Eye Movements Can Create Different Versions of the Same Film in Our Heads
Lisa Dittrich in Phys.Org: Picture two people sitting in a movie theater, both watching the screen:…
Bringing More Smart People to America
James Pethokoukis at Faster, Please!: A 2016 economists survey found a whopping zero percent disagreeing…
Rethinking Addiction as a Chronic Brain Disease
Some researchers argue that the roles of social environment and personal choice have to be considered in order to make progress in treating people addicted to drugs.
Why We’re Getting the Immigration Debate All Wrong
Jonathan Portes in The Guardian: In the immediate aftermath of this summer’s riots, what did the…
Edward Abbey: A Voice Crying in the Wilderness
Who was Edward Abbey? Edward Abbey was a firebrand of a writer, a renegade desert rat with an anarchist’s heart, a part-time