Logan Chipkin

Logan Chipkin is a Philadelphia writer and tutor. He holds a master’s in biology and a BA in physics. His writing focuses on science, philosophy, economics, and culture.

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Free Speech is a Value, not a Right

Free speech is subordinate to the private property rights of whatever resources are needed to speak in the first place.

Logan Chipkin

6 Jul 2020 · 7 min read

How Innovation Works—A Review

Ridley presents an inspiring view of history, because we are not merely the passive recipients of thousands of years of innovations. We can contribute to this endless chain of progress, if we so choose.

Logan Chipkin

29 May 2020 · 8 min read

In Celebration of Errors

Shouting someone down for speaking a thought in public effectively ends the critical discussion. There can be no further exploration of why the idea at issue is wrong, or what kernel of truth there may be therein.

Logan Chipkin

28 Aug 2019 · 5 min read

Origins and Exploration—An Interview with Dr. Lewis Dartnell

One of the big questions in evolutionary biology is: what drove our evolution from tree-swinging apes to bipedal, highly intelligent homonins that went on to build civilization and inherit the world?

Logan Chipkin

30 May 2019 · 14 min read

Memes, Genes, and Sex Differences—An Interview with Dr. Steve Stewart-Williams

The meme’s-eye view says that memes are selected to the extent that they have effects on the people who encounter them that keep the memes alive in the culture: tunes that get stuck in our heads, for instance, or ideas that motivate us to talk about them, spread them, or impose them on other people.

Logan Chipkin

14 May 2019 · 14 min read