Knowledge is a Community Effort
By Gareth Cook Scientific American “The Thinker,” Auguste Rodin’s bronze sculpture, has become a visual cliché, a common representation of deep thought — a figure, gazing down, chin on hand, […]
Monthly Archives: June 2017
Why Your Brain Hates Other People
By Richard Sapolsky Nautilus It’s been said, “There are two kinds of people in the world: those who divide the world into two kinds of people and those who don’t.” […]
The Future of DNA Profiling
By Francie Diep Pacific Standard Despite what procedural dramas might lead you to believe, the DNA that police collect at crime scenes can’t tell you anything about the characteristics of […]
NATO’s Essential Minnows and the Russian Threat
By Joseph Rollwagen & Justin McCauley The Bridge When living on a shoestring budget, it is important to make your limited resources go a long way. Beans are cheaper than meat; […]
What are our Ethical Obligations to Future Individuals?
By Dominic Wilkinson & Keyur Doolabh Aeon Imagine that a 14-year-old girl, Kate, decides that she wants to become pregnant. Kate’s parents are generally broadminded, and are supportive of her long-term relationship […]
Why Your Robot Car Should Ignore You
By Hod Lipson & Melba Kurman Nautilus In 2014, Google fired a shot heard all the way to Detroit. Google’s newest driverless car prototype had no steering wheel and no brakes. […]
