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They think it makes them look weak, and avoiding that is evidently more important to them than demonstrating responsible behavior
April 30, 2020 — Peter Glick Observations
Phil Anderson’s article “More Is Different” describes how different levels of complexity require new ways of thinking. And as the virus multiplies and spreads, that’s just what the human race desperately needs...
April 29, 2020 — Clifford Brangwynne | Opinion Observations
The pandemic is no excuse to abandon chronic disease management and prevention
May 1, 2020 — Rachel Issaka | Opinion Recent Posts Select Topic Here’s a chat with Baars about his latest thinking on the scientific study of consciousness
May 26, 2020 — Scott Barry Kaufman
Most food waste gets thrown into landfills rather than being recycled—but one abandoned dump is getting a makeover
Western governments and NGOs are grappling with their own outbreaks, leaving African nations largely on their own
The ability to come up with truly revolutionary ideas is crucial—and extremely rare
New research highlights the profound effect of severe social isolation on the brain
May 24, 2020 — Scott Barry Kaufman
Why lockdown feels less tedious than you feared
May 24, 2020 — Susana Martinez-Conde
New research reveals clear guidance for reducing human-wildlife conflict and restoring wolf populations
May 24, 2020 — John R. Platt
We have alien worlds right here in our solar system
May 24, 2020 — Caleb A. Scharf
Nature does not have to play fair with our puny human brains
May 23, 2020 — Caleb A. Scharf
It seems like entire libraries have been written about the Mount St. Helens eruption. Here are four books well worth reading
May 23, 2020 — Dana Hunter
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