It’s not a huge leap to imagine we could target the biological processes that mediate our behaviours.
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Is there such a thing as a heroic personality type?
Are anti-workers the lazy children of privilege or the brave vanguard of a utopic upheaval?
Every year, scientists like George Church get better at editing the genomes of human beings. But will genome editing help or hurt us?
Scientology, QAnon, and Heaven’s Gate: why do we seek healing from cults?
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“My dad asked me if I had been to tutoring and I lied… Then he showed me the tablet.”
Synthetic biology has the power to cure and kill. Have we learned from our past mistakes?
We often laugh at inappropriate things, but not when we are emotionally invested. Laughter cannot be serious. So, can we ever laugh at death?
Everyone loves a good underdog story, but the lessons we derive from them depend on how they’re told.
Suppose that fetuses are persons. Since pregnant people are too, how should conflicts between them be settled?
There is strong evidence that invertebrates are sentient beings.
Is science for everyone, or just the morally upright?
“We suffer more often in the imagination than in reality.”
Some animals were even assigned their own lawyers.
They believe in meritocracy, yet leave their kids massive wealth.
Evil is easy to identify and fight against; not so with stupidity.
Many have argued that morals are relative, but Russia’s war crimes reveal the hollowness of that belief. Morality is universal and objective.
Many Americans aren’t rejecting spirituality, just practicing it differently.
The “money taboo” is not a single taboo, but rather an amalgamation of several smaller taboos tied to gender and socioeconomic class.
Get rid of the notion that the best employees come from Harvard, Yale, and Princeton.
The Athenian rich paid their taxes because they craved the social success of being perceived as “useful.”
Every Christmas could be the last Christmas.
Psychologists are finding that moral code violations can leave an enduring mark — and may require new types of therapy.
In the philosophy of Star Wars, the Sith are evil because they surrender to passion. But is a life of total rationality a “good” life?
Fear of being scammed can lead us to make decisions that go against our values and goals — both as individuals and as a society.
Turning away is a natural response.
Some effective altruists “earn to give” — they make as much money as they can and then donate most of it to charities.
Jokes so cheesy even French philosophers will love them.