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Danny Crichton in City Journal: Digital quantification determines Americans’ quality of life. Algorithms select job applicants for interviews and employees for performance bonuses. They aggregate stories and products as we
Continue readingUnited States of Algorithms: The Case For Artificially Intelligent Government
Have you ever stopped to wonder whether the way you experience emotion in your body is the same as someone raised in a different… … Continue readingHistory of Emotions: To Ancient Assyrians, the Liver Was the Seat of Happiness
Jay Garfield at Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews: A final idea that frames Harris’ interpretation of Śāntideva—one that is clearly correct, and unappreciated—is that the universal altruism and the attitudes of
Intellectual humility has recently been hailed as the key to thinking well. The story of Barbara McClintock proves otherwise. … Continue readingWhy Intellectual Humility Isn’t Always a Virtue
Paul Bloom on TED: We all experience it: that desire to do something wrong just for the sake of it. Whether it’s walking on manicured grass or sticking your finger
Continue readingThe Surprising Psychology Behind Your Urge to Break the Rules
Capital in the Twenty-First Century became a surprise bestseller, and inequality became a signature concern of the new century. … Continue readingThe Surprising Origins and Politics of Equality
When Nietzsche used the tools of philology to explore the nature of morality, he became a ‘philosopher of the future’. … Continue readingThe Value of Our Values
by Jeroen van Baar at 3 Quarks Daily: In the chart-topping podcast The Rest is History, British historians Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook discuss key events from the past at
From OUP: Migration has played a vital role in shaping human history and continues to have profound effects on the world today. Historically, the movement of people across regions has
Continue readingAn introduction to Migration in the Ancient World [Interactive Map]
From Dawn: Jal marked its much-awaited return to Bangladesh after 14 years with its Legends of the Decade concert in Dhaka on Saturday but the event, hoped to be a
In Peter Godfrey-Smith’s “Living on Earth,” humans are in no way separate from the life that surrounds us. … Continue readingBook Review: The Intricate Connections Between Humans and Nature
“The real point I want to make is different. I’m interested in what this little episode reveals about the civic devolution of our public life.” … Continue readingWhat I Learned From a Bruising Few Days on Social Media