Surprising Science — March 12, 2014 The Accidental Universe bigthinkeditor Copy a link to the article entitled http://The%20Accidental%20Universe Share The Accidental Universe on Facebook Share The Accidental Universe on Twitter (X) Share The Accidental Universe on LinkedIn Alan Lightman on whether our universe may be an accident.
Health New study challenges long-held assumption about cancer Cancers can’t develop without genetic mutations — or can they?
The Present Could meat taxes help to curb over-consumption of beef? Beef production is largely responsible for greenhouse gas emissions from the food system.
Health Don’t buy the lazy nutrition science on artificial sweeteners Poor research can be worse than no research at all.
Thinking Everyday Philosophy: “Is it OK to date someone your friend likes?” A battle between different kinds of love.
Business How to avoid the “Panglossian trap” and make better decisions Voltaire’s wonderful satire, Candide, remains a useful work-life antidote to bogus platitudes and naive optimism.
“Lord of the Flies,” Still Haunting at 60 On the 60th anniversary of its publication, Lord of the Flies continues to be a valuable literary and cultural reference point and, more surprisingly, an instructive manual about contemporary political life—and its liabilities.