Politics & Current Affairs — July 29, 2009 Where is Free Will? Group effort is the only way annabelle_leepoe Copy a link to the article entitled http://Where%20is%20Free%20Will? Share Where is Free Will? on Facebook Share Where is Free Will? on Twitter Share Where is Free Will? on LinkedIn Working on what or Who to look for, find and understand in tragic circumstances
High Culture The 4 most terrifying AI systems in science fiction From forgotten Hollywood movies to Frank Herbert’s “Dune,” science fiction illustrates some of our deepest fears about technology.
Hard Science Plants perform quantum mechanics feats that scientists can only do at ultra-cold temperatures Plants at room temperature show properties we had only seen near absolute zero.
The Past The 1920s plan to make criminals confess to a terrifying skeleton Would you confess your crimes to a skeleton with “an unnatural ghastly glow”? One inventor thought you would.
Smart Skills Swamped by too much info? Here’s how to beat the “noise bottleneck” It’s the paradoxical observation that the more we try to process, the less we actually can.
Thinking Philosophy obsesses about death. Instead, we need “natality” — a focus on birth A philosophy of birth can offset the prevailing narrative around extinction and mortality.