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Forget AI. Gene editing is still our most powerful — and dangerous — technology.
Far from being a “dead” pursuit that focuses on old ideas, modern philosophy proposes and debates important, new concepts. All of us can learn from it.
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Why do the worst people rise to power? University College London professor Brian Klaas responds.
How does the mind interact with the body? Nobody really knows — but these philosophers ventured an answer.
Robots must identify themselves.
Always look on the bright side of death.
Being a jerk gets you rich, promoted, and laid (if you're a man). But there is a downside.
Some classic books, like Mark Twain’s "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," remain controversial to this day.
How can you fit a camel through a needle?
Virtually anyone can now create convincing deepfakes. That doesn't mean you should.
An innovation's value is found between the technophile’s promises and the Luddite’s doomsday scenarios.
Lonely humans will become infatuated with AI-fabricated personas.
There's a link between dark personality traits and breaches of battlefield ethics.
Everyone loves a good underdog story, but the lessons we derive from them depend on how they’re told.
Science will lead us to a universal morality and a cosmic religion.
Fear of being scammed can lead us to make decisions that go against our values and goals — both as individuals and as a society.
Some effective altruists “earn to give” — they make as much money as they can and then donate most of it to charities.
Adopting a healthy scepticism towards inherited ideas means “emptying the container of the Self.”
Evil is easy to identify and fight against; not so with stupidity.
In many city-states, it was perfectly acceptable for older men to have sexual relationships with young boys.
To the Greek philosopher, all of our actions ultimately aim at our own pleasure.
They could also "turn off" their fear.
These five great books should prompt us to work on what needs fixing the most in the world: ourselves.
If aliens are driven mostly by biological imperatives, humanity could be in big trouble if we ever meet technologically advanced beings.
A group of prominent scientists shares how research has changed them.
“My dad asked me if I had been to tutoring and I lied… Then he showed me the tablet."
De-extinction, if it is ever possible, will not be simple.
Surely they can't be worse...can they?
Psychologists are finding that moral code violations can leave an enduring mark — and may require new types of therapy.
Is science for everyone, or just the morally upright?