How âLimbic Capitalismâ Preys on Our Addicted Brains The more rapid and intense the brain reward they imparted, the likelier they were to foster pathological learning and craving, particularly among socially and genetically vulnerable consumers. David Courtwright 31 May 2019 · 11 min read
A Contrarian View of Digital Health Sending millions more people to clinicians, creating a society even more fearful of lurking diseases, and systematically robbing people of the normal arc of life and deathâthis, I am afraid, is where the digital health expansion is heading. John Mandrola 17 May 2019 · 6 min read
The Moral Panic Behind Internet Regulation This will make the internet a much less free place to speak compared to Speakersâ Corner at Hyde Parkâthe place which is supposed to represent Britainâs commitment to free speech. Matthew Lesh 30 Apr 2019 · 14 min read
Alessandro Strumia: Another Politically-Correct Witch-Hunt, or a More Complicated Story? Hossenfelderâwho believes women in science are still held back by sexist cultural biases but also opposes preferential treatment as a shortcut to equalityâis a welcome exception. Cathy Young 22 Apr 2019 · 12 min read
Scientific Progress and the Culture Wars Luckily for sane people everywhere, project insiders have so far refrained from going to the media and dishing on which team members did or didnât pull their own weight. Sebastian Cesario 15 Apr 2019 · 8 min read
Activists Must Stop Harassing Scientists Itâs becoming very difficult to argue withâlet alone prove wrongâthose scientists who claim itâs easier to hide or move abroad than endure the wrath of the enforcers of contemporary moral orthodoxy. Peggy Sastre 1 Apr 2019 · 8 min read
When a Question of Science Brooks No Dissent Back in December 2012, six days after a mass shooting ended the lives of 20 students and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown Myles Weber 1 Apr 2019 · 14 min read
Denying the Neuroscience of Sex Differences No one seems to have a problem accepting that, on average, male and female bodies differ in many, many ways. Why is it surprising or unacceptable that this is true for the part of our body that we call âbrainâ? Larry Cahill 29 Mar 2019 · 11 min read
What Light Does âThree Identical Strangersâ Throw on the Nature/Nurture Debate? It seems fitting that twins (1) come in two types, (2) are fascinating at two levels and (3) enhance understanding of human development in two ways. Nancy L. Segal 26 Mar 2019 · 10 min read
Why Elites Dislike Standardized Testing It is absolutely true that the SAT is the reason this scandal occurred. Daniel Friedman 13 Mar 2019 · 9 min read
Down the Rabbit Hole of Political Intolerance in Silicon Valley I took it as a good sign that by the time I got back to our family brunch all I could talk about was what Iâd read about this kid (Palmer Luckey) and his incredible company (Oculus). Blake J. Harris and Clay Routledge 12 Mar 2019 · 10 min read
Lies, Damned Lies, and STEM Statistics Concerns about the number of women in STEM are misplaced for three reasons. Sean Welsh 2 Mar 2019 · 11 min read
Deepfakes and the Threat to Privacy and Truth In an age of heated polarization of it will be difficult for politicians to convince their opponents that damaging videos are in fact deepfakes. Ben Sixsmith 23 Feb 2019 · 6 min read
Whatâs Happening to Technological Progress? Weâre blinded by incremental progress in electronic gadgets of marginal utilityânew smartphones, larger monitors, and more powerful computers. Hans Peter Dietz 21 Feb 2019 · 9 min read
Understanding China's Confucian Edge in the Global AI Race China now stands poised to lead the world in the development of artificial-intelligence technologies, which rely, for their machine-learning algorithms. Craig Smith 14 Feb 2019 · 5 min read
