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The Art of Tricking Ourselves
Posted on April 12, 2011 | No CommentsWe confuse satisfying answers with correct answers. The media is cool with this.
Terry Pratchett
Posted on December 16, 2010 | 1 CommentHe's my favorite author. Here are just a few reasons why. If you haven't read him, then what the hell are you waiting for?
The Twilight of Twilight?
Posted on December 1, 2010 | No CommentsDon't let people read these, seriously. There are some very good reasons that also have the benefit of being really funny.
Morality of the Future
Posted on October 7, 2010 | 7 CommentsWhat are we all doing today that will be looked upon with disdain by our descendants? Kwame Appiah identifies some clues and identifies four practices, then I add three additional contenders.
Toiling Away in Connectivity
Posted on October 6, 2010 | No CommentsSay the word “inventor” and most people think of a solitary genius toiling in a basement. But two ambitious new books on the history of innovation—by Steven Johnson and Kevin Kelly, both longtime wired contributors—argue that great discoveries typically spring not from individual minds but from the hive mind. - Wired
Our Alien Earth
Posted on September 21, 2010 | No CommentsSometimes humans seem alien to me. A forthcoming book may be a useful guide.
Long-Term Space Travel
Posted on August 6, 2010 | No CommentsAny ships traveling to distant systems would require hundreds of years. How would humans (politically) manage a trip like that?
Douglas Adams
Posted on July 19, 2010 | 2 CommentsFirst in a series of reflections on how I got to be this way. The late author Douglas Adams is a worthy addition to any curious joker's reading list.
Blaming Chimps
Posted on July 2, 2010 | 2 CommentsWhen we blame "human nature," what do we actually mean? How much of our violent tendencies are due to our animal nature?
A Bunch of One-True-Ways
Posted on June 16, 2010 | 4 CommentsAccording to Stephen Prothero, pretending all religions are the same doesn't serve to understand the world.