Much of philosophy was mere nonsense . . . until Frank Ramsey’s pragmatic alternative.
Philosophy Must Be Useful
|Feb 14, 2019
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Articles
Is Love Losing Its Soul in the Digital Age?
|Feb 13, 2019
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For Valentine’s Day, let’s ask: What’s up with the need to share our love lives online?
Resilience and Humility
|Feb 13, 2019
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An interview with Dr. Joshua Hook on how humility helps in life’s hardships.
The Man’s a Walking Disaster
|Feb 12, 2019
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Jamie Aten is an expert on the science of dealing with Really Bad Things.
Seeing Superman Increases Altruism
|Feb 12, 2019
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Subjects who saw a Superman poster were more likely to offer help than were people who saw another image.
Evolution’s Gravity
|Feb 11, 2019
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A paean to natural selection.
Cirque du Soleil Is Awesome!
|Feb 10, 2019
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No, really! Because scientists measured it.
Can Evolution Explain Beauty?
|Feb 9, 2019
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The extravagant splendor of the animal kingdom can’t be explained by natural selection alone. So how did it come to be?
Peering into the Depths of the Event Horizon
|Feb 8, 2019
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What’s it really like in there?
Have Aliens Been Here?
|Feb 7, 2019
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Scientists are highly skeptical, but such “cosmic wanderlust” isn’t a bad thing.