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Technology already allows for primitive versions of superhuman abilities. One day we might also have contact lenses that allow us to surf the Internet and see infrared radiation.
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Today’s robots are less intelligent than cockroaches, but advances in quantum computing—transferring information using atoms rather than silicon—could revolutionize the field of AI.
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The physicist explains why other universes in the mulitverse could have many more dimensions—and could comprise Einstein’s “Mind of God.”
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Could the power of gravity be harnessed as a means of nearly instantaneous communication between planets—and even galaxies?
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The physicist scoffed at the idea of quantum entanglement, calling it “spooky action at a distance.” And while it has in fact been proven to exist, this entanglement can’t be […]
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In economies that have grown extremely fast over the last few decades, not only are women and men equal in terms of literacy, but in many cases there’s more women […]
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Generally speaking, women are starting to be as healthy and almost as educated as men around the world. And yet they are not being channeled into the economy and not […]
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Research by the World Economic Forum seeks to quantify how nations are dividing resources between women and men—regardless of whether the countries are rich or poor.
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A conversation with the Director of Constituents at the World Economic Forum.
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A conversation with the co-founder of the Age Wave demographics think tank.
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The idea that politicians will grant gay people equality has always been a complete delusion, says the blogger. “The only thing that brings us equality is our own testimony and […]
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The first person the blogger came out to was God, and the second was a priest. But when he told his parents years later, his father’s response was a true […]
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The blogger came out as HIV positive because he couldn’t write truthfully or with integrity otherwise.
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Sarah Palin’s four political strengths—the ability to channel resentment, amazing beauty, great performance skills, and real authenticity with the base—make her a shoo-in for the Republican nomination.
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One great thing about blogging is being able to talk about things that others are afraid to—like the fact that one of our greatest presidents liked to sleep with men.
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There are still rational voices on the right that have withstood the Republican push towards fundamentalism.
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“To join a party on condition that we oppose our own civil rights and our own basic civil equality seems a non-starter for me,” says the conservative blogger. “There’s something […]
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The Daily Dish gets one million readers each month—partly because the blogger treats his readers as part of a community, fostering a dialogue rather than a monologue.
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There aren’t set standards for bloggers the way that there are for print journalists, but there are still some rules that everyone should follow: “Don’t lie, and if you’re wrong, […]
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Blogs allow writers to have an open and honest discussion in real-time. This is better than a single article because it treats the readers as participants in the conversation.
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Blogging destroys the future-oriented process of writing nonfiction and replaces it with a sense of constant presentness—everything you write is provisional because the facts, or your mind, could change.
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A conversation with the writer and blogger.
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Psychologist and ex-NBA player John Amaechi’s mother was a doctor who had an uncanny ability to calm anxious patients and relatives, which is why Amaechi grew up thinking she was a Jedi.
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When society tells boys that being in touch with their emotions will make them into a girl or gay, they lose the ability to cope with stress and creatively handle […]
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Athletes are given a free pass by society—engendering a sense of entitlement and omnipotence. Once the adulation stops for retired pros, these qualities can become dangerous.
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“We need to get past the point where being black and a male means that I am likely to mug you for your wallet, likely to have a minus 15 […]
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In an ideal world, celebrities would have a responsibility to come out, but the gay basketball star realizes that the process is personal and variable—like a gestation period. Some people […]
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When the basketball player publicly came out in 2007, 85 percent of people were “fantastic.” The other 15 percent were “weirded out.”
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The key to succeeding in something that is statistically improbable, like making it to the NBA, is to have a crystal clear assessment of your own strengths and failings.
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A conversation with the former basketball player and psychologist.
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