Infidelity Reconsidered
As a society, we should not presume to judge the relationships of others based on our own moral code.
Limor Gottlieb
· 7 min read
Science / Tech
A collection of 314 posts
Misunderstanding Equality
If confusion between moral and empirical claims persists, we will find ourselves asked to choose between the truth and our ethical preferences.
Bo Winegard
· 11 min read
Math for Future Scientists: Require Statistics, Not Calculus
The case for ending calculus requirements for science majors.
Robert C. Thornett
· 8 min read
Reject the Rules of the Social Media Game
The only winning move is not to play.
Niamh Jiménez
· 20 min read
Fate, Faith, and Suffering
Coping is not enough. We must strive to live.
Samuel Kronen
· 27 min read
The Ideological Refusal to Acknowledge Evolved Sex Differences
Boys and girls are not infinitely malleable, socially constructed products of the patriarchy.
David C. Geary
· 14 min read
The Fall of ‘Nature’
A once-respected journal has announced that it will be subordinating science to ideology.
Bo Winegard
· 12 min read
Tinder and Toxicity
Why Lonely Single Men Should Delete Dating Apps.
Domanic Towers
· 7 min read
We Won’t Force Addicts to Change
We are wasting tremendous resources on ineffective, mandatory approaches to addiction.
Craig K. Svensson
· 14 min read
Guilty and Insane
Dissociative Identity Disorder and the riddle of human responsibility.
Daniel Kriegman
· 20 min read
Should We Consider Aging a Disease?
Rethinking human “enhancement” in an era of sick-care.
Raiany Romanni
· 6 min read
The New Prohibition
The neuroscientific model of addiction is at odds with our freedom to experience the sensual life.
Ronald W. Dworkin
· 10 min read
Cognitive Distortions
How the culture wars came for Wikipedia’s articles about human intelligence.
Shuichi Tezuka
· 24 min read
The Burden of the Best?
From self-belief to self-care.
Steve Salerno
· 13 min read
How We Can Get Clean Energy—What Needs to Be Done?
Editor's note: this is the third in a three-part series on how we can get clean energy. Part I explains the relationship between Fuel and Human Progress, Part II answers the question “Is Nuclear Power Safe?” and Part III provides an answer to “What Needs to Be Done?
Robert Zubrin
· 12 min read