Scientists realize that fish are sentient and intelligent, though unfortunately, they also get depressed.
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Employees at 32M, a company based in Wisconsin, now have the option of getting microchipped. Workers implanted with the RFID chip will be able to open doors, store medical info, and pay for purchases. Should this be the future workplace?
Why do scientists look down on philosophers? And are they right to do so?
In 1936, a school girl named Phyllis wrote a letter to Albert Einstein to ask whether a person could believe in both science and religion. He was quick to reply.
The researcher behind some well-known gender studies is accused of making them all up.
Cheating is deeply embedded in everyday life. Part of the problem is that many individuals fail to see such behavior as a problem.
A new system proposes a voucher system for the .S. that could increase organ donations.
A pastor has come out in support of President Donald Trump’s authority to use force with North Korea.
How can we make the internet a better place for kids? Google has just released a free program called Be Internet Awesome to educate kids on phishing, passwords, media literacy, and being kind online. Will it help?
A US-based company is genetically creating proteins similar to bovine collagen to make leather from living cells without the need of animals.
Americans are, often with justification, regarded as not being versed in philosophy. This is a shame, as the United States and the colonies that proceeded it have produced many great thinkers
It’s had an impact on both women and men.
Would you rather learn philosophy from James Franco or a professor of philosophy? Well, now you don’t have to choose.
A “forbidden research” conference at MIT tackles areas of science constrained by ethical, cultural and institutional restrictions.
It turns out Winston Churchill wrote an essay of predictions titled ‘Fifty Years Hence’—and while he was off on the timing, some are finally coming true.
If you haven’t finished your holiday shopping yet, consider these 10 gifts, good any time of year! One of the hardest things when it comes to holiday shopping is to find […]
Millennials, aka the generation of workers born between 1980 and 2000, are a bit different from previous generations. This is the first generation to grow up with the internet, Google, […]
We talked to a scientist who studies the afterlife and near-death experiences.
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Edward Luce’s new book is The Retreat of Western Liberalism, but let’s clarify its logic.
Art is a key source of wisdom (it’s effects can be powerfully mind-altering). Here are some examples from Shakespeare (from Michael Witmore, director of the Folger Shakespeare Library).
What it would take to make a ‘mirror Universe’ a reality. The idea of parallel Universes has been around for over 60 years now, giving a theoretically physical existence to all […]
Why is it so hard to agree with some people? They are literally wired to value different things than you.
A new game called Factitious aims to help people determine real from fake news online. Will this work? Exploring ways to be more media literate.
Men are barbarians, while women are civilizing. Or at least, that’s how the stereotype goes.
Polygamy has been denounced by the Mormon church for more than 100 years. So why does the stereotype persist?
Our utopian vision of the future is typically less more and more leisure. But if advancing technology really lessens the importance of our careers in the future, is this something we could actually adjust to?
We are on the verge of the ‘Total Work’ dystopia, a prediction first made in 1948. Can Universal Basic Income wake us from our stupor?
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Microchipping humans may be common in the future. The prospect of constantly being tracked and online raises some major ethical concerns. Futurist and humanist Gerd Leonhard provides insight into where we’re headed.
The newest wave in ethics is also the oldest.
‘Deep learning’ AI should be able to explain its automated decision-making—but it can’t. And even its creators are lost on where to begin.