Is Nuclear War the Only Cure for Inequality?
A historian claims only apocalyptic destruction can close the gap between rich and poor
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Critical views of science in the news
Is Consciousness Real?
Philosopher Daniel Dennett tries, once again, to explain away consciousness
Polymath Stephen Wolfram Defends His Computational Theory of Everything
Creator of Mathematica and A New Kind of Science remains confident that he can transform science and other realms of knowledge
Why Freud Still Isn't Dead
Psychoanalysis still attracts adherents in spite of relentless criticism and the rise of psychopharmacology and other alternatives
Astronomy Writer Confronts Mysteries of Inner Space
Science Journalist Michael Lemonick answers questions about his new book The Perpetual Now: A Story of Amnesia, Memory, and Love.
Philosophers Push Back
Philosophers react to a science journalist’s critique of their calling
What Is Philosophy's Point?, Part 5--A Call for "Negative Philosophy"
Philosophy’s chief value is countering our terrible tendency toward certitude
What Is Philosophy's Point?, Part 4--Maybe It's Poetry with No Rhyme and Lots of Reason
The line between philosophy and the arts can get awfully blurry
What Is Philosophy's Point?, Part 3--Maybe It Should Stick to Ethics
Philosophers keep giving us moral advice in spite of their doubts about all ethical systems
Dear Anti-Trump Protestors, Please Renounce Violence
Protesters who smashed windows and punched police on Inauguration Day are mirroring the violence they supposedly abhor
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