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Sex Differences in the Brain and the Mind

Sex Differences in the Brain and the Mind

Men’s and women’s brains are biased to notice and process different aspects of the social and physical world.

David C. Geary

18 Jan 2024 · 12 min read

Intelligence and Health Outcomes

Intelligence and Health Outcomes

The importance of cognitive ability to disparities in human health is being overlooked.

Robert J. Morris

12 Jan 2024 · 9 min read

Robert Kemp Adair (1924–2020)—Notes on a Friendship

Robert Kemp Adair (1924–2020)—Notes on a Friendship

Reflections on the life and work of a superb scientist, for whom integrity and rigor were paramount.

Geoffrey C. Kabat

12 Jan 2024 · 19 min read

Stupidity as Moral Negligence

Stupidity as Moral Negligence

Those guilty of political stupidity do not necessarily suffer from a lack of reasoning skills.

J.P. de Ruiter

10 Jan 2024 · 9 min read

Mortuary Archaeology

Mortuary Archaeology

Death, DNA, and the culture wars.

Jon Entine / Patrick Whittle

29 Dec 2023 · 14 min read

To Accelerate or Decelerate AI: That is the Question

To Accelerate or Decelerate AI: That is the Question

Explaining the “accel/decel” split at the heart of the OpenAI power struggle.

Sean Welsh / Michael Timothy Bennett

18 Dec 2023 · 13 min read

Introducing Justapedia

Introducing Justapedia

A new alternative to Wikipedia has arrived. Can it succeed where others have failed?

Shuichi Tezuka

11 Dec 2023 · 24 min read

Why We Should Settle Mars

Why We Should Settle Mars

Space exploration will bring us inventions that benefit humanity. And it will help us avoid war.

Robert Zubrin

4 Dec 2023 · 13 min read

Forget About Overpopulation, Soon There Will Be Too Few Humans

Forget About Overpopulation, Soon There Will Be Too Few Humans

The more people there are, the more solutions to problems will be found.

Maarten Boudry

7 Nov 2023 · 8 min read

Robert Sapolsky is Wrong

Robert Sapolsky is Wrong

A new book about free will fails to offer an original argument or make a convincing case.

Stuart Doyle

6 Nov 2023 · 13 min read

Who Should Fund Science?

Who Should Fund Science?

The notion that governments should fund science is built on falsehoods.

Zachary Robert Caverley

4 Nov 2023 · 17 min read

Destiny of Earth

Destiny of Earth

Muthukrishna’s new book presents a fundamentally optimistic narrative, brimming with ideas and concepts.

Razib Khan

1 Nov 2023 · 6 min read

Towards a Brave New World

Towards a Brave New World

Huxley’s dystopian novel was a warning, but we are systematically moving in the direction he indicated.

Tomasz Witkowski

5 Oct 2023 · 10 min read

Clearing Out My Father’s Office

Clearing Out My Father’s Office

Reflections on a vibrant scientific career cut short.

Geoffrey C. Kabat

29 Sep 2023 · 15 min read

Old Model, New Tricks

Old Model, New Tricks

On the 85th anniversary of his death, a look back at the legacy of Nikolai Kondratiev and its implications for the coming age of GenAI.

Elliot Leavy

26 Sep 2023 · 6 min read