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How to Be a True Skeptic

by Adam Frank | Oct 30, 2018 | 13.8 Blog, Humans, Our Minds

Hint: It’s a lot harder than merely being a denier.

by Marcelo Gleiser | Oct 25, 2018 | 13.8 Blog, Life, Nature

When science and ethics collide.

by Marcelo Gleiser | Oct 18, 2018 | 13.8 Blog, Humans

Are we standing on the brink of Mutually Assured Destruction?

by Adam Frank | Oct 16, 2018 | 13.8 Blog, AI/The Future, Nature

What is it, do we have any, and why does it matter?

by Marcelo Gleiser | Oct 12, 2018 | 13.8 Blog, AI/The Future, Nature

Computers are taking over the world. Are we cool with that?

by Marcelo Gleiser | Oct 4, 2018 | 13.8 Blog, Nature

As long as we remain in denial about it, it’s only going to get worse.

by Adam Frank | Oct 2, 2018 | 13.8 Blog, Cosmos, Nature

Maybe not yet. But the climate and world-systems are certainly changing.

by Marcelo Gleiser | Sep 27, 2018 | 13.8 Blog, Culture & Belief, Philosophy

It’s my way of connecting with something bigger, of embracing the mystery that surrounds us.

by Marcelo Gleiser | Sep 20, 2018 | 13.8 Blog, Humans, Our Minds

When a demanding endurance test turns into a fulfilling spiritual quest.

by Marcelo Gleiser | Sep 12, 2018 | 13.8 Blog, Life, Nature

Evolutionary science would argue against it.