Glenn Albrecht has ideas about how to cope with the effects of a changing world: Invent a new language.
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A new method of growing mini-brains produces some startling results.
Study finds that readers are still the best judge of fake news and misinformation.
When approached with wonder and awe, science is full of divine fingerprints.
Some say the proliferation of sex robots could lead to less demand for prostitution, but not all agree.
How is a smartphone made? Nearly every stage in the smartphone life cycle involves something ethically questionable.
The key to Finland’s success is to view education not as a privilege, but a right.
An emphasis on personal responsibility might explain why conservatives tend to be in better physical health than liberals.
Who would prefer a 30-hour work week? A lot of people, it turns out.
This is how data harvesting really works. You’re not going to like it.
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Researchers at Cornell found through new experiments that people will overlook dishonesty if it benefits them and the group they identify with.
And you thought red-light cameras were bad…
Artificial intelligence will soon be powerful enough to operate autonomously, how should we tell it to act? What kind of ethics should we teach it?
Regan Williams, co-founder of Seen and Heard, wants adults to listen to children.
The road from dropout to billionaire is more of a detour than a highway.
Where is your data now? Follow the money.
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A recently solved murder case from the Netherlands illuminates some of the promises and ethical questions raised by the police practice of using genealogy databases to identify criminal suspects.
There are many ways to posit the fundamental nature of reality.
A new report outlines how the CIA considered using a drug called Versed on detainees in the years following 9/11.
Maslow’s highest level on the hierarchy of needs.
Creativity can bring about unchecked harm, but it’s up to us how we wield it.
Surprisingly, many of the world’s most popular religions have a lot to do with anarchy.
Quarantines are worth the trouble to keep the next pandemic at bay but they need to be applied intelligently.
The top of Mauna Kea is the ideal physical site for this new, ready-to-be-built telescope. But that’s far from the only concern. For many years, astronomers have looked forward to a […]
The I Ching serves as a foundation for many Eastern philosophies and Western mathematics.
Google’s recent AI technology that can mimic humans is raising ethical concerns.
The distance between the American dream and reality is expressed best through literature.
Conspiracies do happen. So, how do you know which theories might be worth investigating?
A new study from the University of Pittsburgh details how the anti-vaxx movement has divided and grown.