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New forms of communication are just modernizations of things that already existed earlier in some other form, says the author.
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The sprightly 71-year-old has really taken to Twitter and now has over 85,000 followers.
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The author grew up reading books like “1984” and “Brave New World” and wanted to solve the problem to which these types of books so often fall prey—too much exposition.
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Books about the end of the world become popular when people suddenly realize that basic assumptions they took to be true may no longer hold.
“Canadians have a reprehensible habit of making fun of just about everything,” says novelist Margaret Atwood. In her Big Think interview, she tries to explain Canadian humor, asking us, “What […]
The NASA Earth Observatory has posted two images of erupting volcanoes this week, so I thought I’d spotlight these systems: Barren Island, India:This image captures the volcano in the Indian […]
Our memory peaks at the age of 30, and then it declines gradually with time. But if we train our brains to stay more active and focused, they can remain healthier longer.
Last week, I introduced a series about a Colorado ballot initiative that would amend the state’s constitution to define a person under the law as “a human being from the […]
For Washington, DC area readers, talks this Thursday evening and Friday afternoon may be of interest. Details below. For directions and a map of American University, go here. Panel on […]
It’s kind of hard to live in Atlanta and not write a few words about Eddie Long, the pastor of the metro area’s own New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, who […]
"A massive new project to scan the brains of 1,200 volunteers could finally give scientists a picture of the neural architecture of the human brain."
"My suspicion is that most of us would be quite surprised by the things our grandchildren will condemn us for." The Economist's Democracy in America blog on moral progress.
"More polling evidence is in: Californians support Proposition 19, the statewide ballot initiative to legalize marijuana." The Atlantic's Chris Good on the prospect of legalization.
A new book by a practicing physician details the extent to which pharmaceutical companies determine what the public sees as the medical profession in action.
"The 400 richest Americans are worth almost $1.4 trillion, while record numbers join the poverty rolls and Democrats punt the tax-cut vote." Robert Reich on wealth disparity.
"European Union officials are furious with a new US fee mandatory for most travelers from Europe. The EU is now considering introducing a similar fee for American travelers."
"Although we currently assume that the only way to improve is to constantly practice, research demonstrates that we can also improve through mere exposure."
"When it comes to the big questions, why should we have to either deny God or believe? Surely good science doesn't so restrict us." The New Scientist's David Eagleman explains.
"So-called geothermal power has been around for more than a century. What will it take to heat up this energy source?" Scientific American on the promising power source.