
Darwin Was Sexist, and So Are Many Modern Scientists
For far too long, Darwinian theory has justified sexist attitudes and behavior
Critical views of science in the news
For far too long, Darwinian theory has justified sexist attitudes and behavior
As long as we lack a "consciousness meter," we can’t resolve debates about what is or isn’t conscious
Speakers at a meeting on animal consciousness dive into a deep ethical debate
Over lunch, a philosopher and suburban dad tries to describe the highest state of mystical consciousness
Neuroscientist Christof Koch calls for a “crash program” in brain technologies to make us smarter
An encounter with a Buddhist teacher provokes a meditation on the nature of spirituality
In 1970 a psychiatrist at Tulane University electrically stimulated the brain of a gay man while he had sex with a female prostitute
Eliminating the threat of nuclear weapons once and for all will require ending the threat of conventional war, too.
U.S.-made guns wreak havoc around the world as well as in the U.S.
Neuroscientist based at Yale in 1960s controlled bulls, monkeys and humans with brain implants and envisioned a “psychocivilized society”