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Science Fantasy and Science — Johannes Kepler & Anne McCaffrey
Science Fantasy and Science — Johannes Kepler & Anne McCaffrey
What evidence-informed and context-infused Sci-Fantasy Suggests about Humanity and World-Changing Wisdom
Linda Margaret
Apr 15
The Deeper Problem With DOGE
The Deeper Problem With DOGE
Beyond mere incompetence
Peter Kovalsky
Apr 3
Female Doctors in Pakistan and Applying for Maternity Leave
Female Doctors in Pakistan and Applying for Maternity Leave
What can Prof. Drs. Ayesha Masood and Azfar Nisar teach us about citizens and their responses to administrative burdens?
Linda Margaret
Mar 31
Why Do We Assume Aliens Will Be Hostile?
Why Do We Assume Aliens Will Be Hostile?
Our fear of outsiders is already evident on Earth
Jeff Hayward
Mar 29
Apples and Bananas
Apples and Bananas
“Snow White’s” wild shifts in tone make me Grumpy
T. Kent Jones
Mar 26
The King of Misery
The King of Misery
The quality of misery is not strained, it falls on red and blue alike
Gary Chapin
Mar 25
Jim Crowe 2.0 — Run It Back
Jim Crowe 2.0 — Run It Back
I cannot wait for the “Black Only” signs
Toni Crowe
Mar 21
There’s a Name for What You’re Feeling
There’s a Name for What You’re Feeling
A primer on “moral injury”
Peter Kovalsky
Mar 5
Self-Concept And The Time For Chaos
Self-Concept And The Time For Chaos
Why messiness resonates, and what this can tell us about identity
Hazel Elizabeth
Mar 3
Kendrick Lamar, Make.org, and the AI Action Summit Tennis Court Oath
Kendrick Lamar, Make.org, and the AI Action Summit Tennis Court Oath
Resistance is most effective when communal, not categorical
Linda Margaret
Feb 25
When “Following the Science” Can Be Anti-Scientific
When “Following the Science” Can Be Anti-Scientific
We need to talk about the limits of science, scientists and the human mind
Matthew Gilpin
Feb 18
Led Zeppelin and the Sistine Chapel
Led Zeppelin and the Sistine Chapel
If there’s a bustle in your hedgerow, you won’t find it in this awesome — and frustrating — new rock doc
T. Kent Jones
Feb 17
Entropy, Bits, and Communication
Entropy, Bits, and Communication
How Claude Shannon’s information theory shaped modern technology
Peter Manthos
Feb 16
American AI’s Detroit Moment
American AI’s Detroit Moment
What comes around comes around again
B. O. Face
Feb 13
When Will Republicans Start Deporting Undocumented European Immigrants?
When Will Republicans Start Deporting Undocumented European Immigrants?
The undocumented immigrant population in the US is diverse — mass deportation should be the same
Toni Crowe
Feb 5
There’s No Such Thing as Sex, Now
There’s No Such Thing as Sex, Now
Whether the men like it or not
Holly Jahangiri
Feb 1
Why Do We Crave Sadness? The Rise of Romanticized Misery
Why Do We Crave Sadness? The Rise of Romanticized Misery
How society has turned mental illness into a trend
Bradey Johnston
Jan 31
There Is a Way to Curb the Momentum of the Extreme Right
There Is a Way to Curb the Momentum of the Extreme Right
And it’s very simple, but not easy
Patty Kawasaki
Jan 30
‘The Brutalist’ — If You Build It
‘The Brutalist’ — If You Build It
Give Adrien Brody the Oscar, he’s so very, very good in this
T. Kent Jones
Jan 28
American Non-Profits Have A Branding Problem
American Non-Profits Have A Branding Problem
A perspective as a Founder and Executive Director
Susan Brearley
Jan 20
The Robotic Alchemist
The Robotic Alchemist
How Lee Cronin created the chemputer
Peter Manthos
Jan 19
Life’s Urgent Question
Life’s Urgent Question
The rent you pay for your room here on Earth
Andrew Rodwin
Jan 18
Do We Really Want Income Equality?
Do We Really Want Income Equality?
Lessons from the Most Equal Countries on Earth
Matthew Server
Jan 17
“Ask Not What You Can Do For Your Students…. Ask What They Can Do For You?”
“Ask Not What You Can Do For Your Students…. Ask What They Can Do For You?”
What Michel Foucault’s work can teach prestigious researchers obsessed with sourcing ‘good’ students
Linda Margaret
Jan 16
Creation, Evolution, and Beyond: Lessons From the Game of Life
Creation, Evolution, and Beyond: Lessons From the Game of Life
How a simple mathematical game offers some surprising insights into deeper questions
Robert Mackay
Jan 10
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