Does Buddhism Give Us Answers or Questions?
An encounter with a Buddhist teacher provokes a meditation on the nature of spirituality
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Critical views of science in the news
Bizarre Brain-Implant Experiment Sought to "Cure" Homosexuality
In 1970 a psychiatrist at Tulane University electrically stimulated the brain of a gay man while he had sex with a female prostitute
Nobel Prize for Efforts to Ban Nukes Should Inspire Efforts to End All War
Eliminating the threat of nuclear weapons once and for all will require ending the threat of conventional war, too.
Lax U.S. Gun Controls Pose a Greater Threat Than Terrorism
U.S.-made guns wreak havoc around the world as well as in the U.S.
Tribute to Jose Delgado, Legendary and Slightly Scary Pioneer of Mind Control
Neuroscientist based at Yale in 1960s controlled bulls, monkeys and humans with brain implants and envisioned a “psychocivilized society”
By the Time Science Can Pin Hurricanes on Global Warming, Will It Be Too Late?
We don't have time for scientists to gather definitive evidence linking climate change to big storms
The Great Hunger and the Randomness of the World
A science journalist walking through Lower Manhattan ponders the meaning of the Irish Hunger Memorial
Has the Era of Gene Therapy Finally Arrived?
The FDA just approved the first gene therapy for sale, but such therapies remain far from fulfilling their early promise
Can Buddhism Save Us?
A new book argues that meditation can benefit us individually and globally
Google Engineer Fired for Sexist Memo Isn't a Hero
There is nothing admirable about a white male arguing that white males are biologically more fit for jobs in tech
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