Against Big Tech Viewpoint Discrimination
Some might claim that electric power is far more of a necessity that social media access.
James D. Miller
· 4 min read
Science / Tech
A collection of 337 posts
How ‘Limbic Capitalism’ 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
· 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 death–this, I am afraid, is where the digital health expansion is heading.
John Mandrola
· 6 min read
The Moral Panic Behind Internet Regulation
This will make the internet a much less free place to speak compared to Speakers’ Corner at Hyde Park—the place which is supposed to represent Britain’s commitment to free speech.
Matthew Lesh
· 14 min read
Alessandro Strumia: Another Politically-Correct Witch-Hunt, or a More Complicated Story?
Hossenfelder—who believes women in science are still held back by sexist cultural biases but also opposes preferential treatment as a shortcut to equality—is a welcome exception.
Cathy Young
· 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 didn’t pull their own weight.
Sebastian Cesario
· 8 min read
Activists Must Stop Harassing Scientists
It’s becoming very difficult to argue with—let alone prove wrong—those scientists who claim it’s easier to hide or move abroad than endure the wrath of the enforcers of contemporary moral orthodoxy.
Peggy Sastre
· 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
· 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 “brain”?
Larry Cahill
· 11 min read
What Light Does ‘Three Identical Strangers’ 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
· 10 min read
Why Elites Dislike Standardized Testing
It is absolutely true that the SAT is the reason this scandal occurred.
Daniel Friedman
· 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 I’d read about this kid (Palmer Luckey) and his incredible company (Oculus).
Blake J. Harris and Clay Routledge
· 10 min read
Lies, Damned Lies, and STEM Statistics
Concerns about the number of women in STEM are misplaced for three reasons.
Sean Welsh
· 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
· 6 min read
What’s Happening to Technological Progress?
We’re blinded by incremental progress in electronic gadgets of marginal utility—new smartphones, larger monitors, and more powerful computers.
Hans Peter Dietz
· 9 min read