
Anti-Torture "Warrior Monk" Should Make a Fine Defense Chief
In a 2010 speech Gen. James Mattis, Trump's choice for defense secretary, bashed al Qaeda and Russia but urged more “pragmatic,” “nuanced” military policies
Critical views of science in the news
In a 2010 speech Gen. James Mattis, Trump's choice for defense secretary, bashed al Qaeda and Russia but urged more “pragmatic,” “nuanced” military policies
In a 1990 interview the renowned iconoclast knocked The New York Times, evolutionary psychology, human cognitive capacities and his own talent as a linguist
Critics have bashed linguist Noam Chomsky for more than 50 years, but his claim that language is innate endures
For decades, political scientist Gene Sharp has promoted nonviolent strategies for countering oppression
Can a psychedelic theology explain Trump’s ascendance?
In spite of occasional backward lurches, like Trump's election, humanity should keep getting healthier, wealthier, more peaceful and more free.
Prominent scientists are propagating new versions of the old idea that reality revolves around us
The field of “scientific theology” ponders the ultimate purpose of mind
Feyerabend, who defended astrology and creationism, denied that he was antiscience
An artificial reporter might not take concerns about superintelligent, sentient machines very seriously