The Dawn of Self-Consciousness
A sudden moment of self-awareness in childhood propels people on a quest to explore life’s mysteries...
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Critical views of science in the news
We Should All Be Science Critics
A Harvard scholar says viewing science and technology with a critical eye can make the world a better place...
Cancer Medicine Is Failing Us
Our aggressive, expensive approach to cancer is doing more harm than good...
Can Psychiatry Heal Itself?
A Harvard historian urges psychiatrists to focus less on making money and more on helping patients...
What Does a Medical Nihilist Do When He Gets Sick?
Philosopher Jacob Stegenga, author of a scathing critique of medicine, discusses vaccines and his own health...
Is Medicine Overrated?
Given medicine’s poor record, physicians should prescribe and patients consume far fewer medications, a new book argues...
Meta-Post: Posts on Cancer
Cross-Check columns on cancer and related topics...
My Encounter with the Late Mitchell Feigenbaum, Chaos Pioneer and Critic
The renowned discoverer of order underlying chaos was surprisingly skeptical of claims that computers were creating a revolutionary new science...
Quantum Computing for English Majors
The poet who discovered Shor’s algorithm answers questions about quantum computers and other mysteries
Why Freud Should Be Dead
Freud’s most implacable modern critic recounts the flaws of psychoanalysis and its founder and deplores their persistent influence...
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