The Great Hunger and the Randomness of the World
A science journalist walking through Lower Manhattan ponders the meaning of the Irish Hunger Memorial
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Critical views of science in the news
Okay, Maybe Proofs Aren't Dying After All
Experts argue that proofs are doing fine, contrary to a controversial 1993 prediction of their impending demise...
The Horgan Surface and the Death of Proof
Mathematicians take revenge on the author of a controversial article about proof by naming an object after him...
Meta-Post: Horgan Posts on Poverty and Other Social Problems
Cross-Check columns on poverty, inequality, racism, sexism and violence. Plus progress and Noam Chomsky
Revolt against the Rich
Nobel laureates, a new congresswoman and others urge raising taxes on the ultrawealthy to counter surging inequality...
Are Cyborg Warriors a Good Idea?
The Pentagon is funding brain-implant research aimed at creating neurally “enhanced” soldiers
The Deep Roots of Fake News
A new history of the U.S. traces mass media’s destabilizing effects back to the nation’s birth...
Dear Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Please Work to End War
A science writer urges a progressive young congresswoman to lead a broad peace movement
Should Reality Make Us Glad or Sad?
Some sages say seeing things as they truly are should make us feel fantastic, but others demur
Cypher's Choice: Painful Reality or Pleasant Delusion?
The care of people with dementia poses an agonizing philosophical dilemma
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