Saturday Poem: The End of Childhood is Not Maturity
“Here; just stick the end of this hose in yer muzzle—guzzlethe cold ones we’ll pour…
Two Gravity-Defying Performances Play With the Physics of Life on Earth
From Psyche Magazine: The French performance artist Bastien Dausse built the ‘contemporary circus company’ Compagnie…
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…
Niall Ferguson: The Return of Anti-History
Niall Ferguson at The Free Press: According to Tucker Carlson, Darryl Cooper is “the most…
Friday Poem: Pythagoras and Me
I could be up all nightwithout a single line to write;………………………I might be ass-in-chair till…
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.
Thursday Poem: In Reply
Tell me, Rock, do you thinkmy mother misses feeling gravity’s sly tugas she lifted her…
The World is a Dangerous Place Right Now
by Jay Solomon at The Front Page: Hardly a day goes by without a reminder…
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…