Are Humans the Most “Evolved” Species?

The most common trope in biology debates is anthropocentrism versus non-anthropocentrism…

Why Does French Sound the Way It Does?

Why does French have so many silent letters? This is the question that struck me while…

Of the Big Five personality traits, at least one is a moral imperative

Openness to new experiences…

Hard vs Soft AI Problems

The problem with our understanding of AI is that just before we solve a…

Why Do Predators and Prey Sleep at the Same Time?

Doesn’t the Simulation Hypothesis have the same fallacy as the Religious Hypothesis?

Dennett Is Right, Non-Materialists Are Wrong, and AI Is Going to Explain Consciousness Soon

One of the greatest philosophical debates of our time is whether or not consciousness is material. If our minds are material, then our thoughts are determined by physics, not…

Mass murders are prevented by our aggressive weeding out of sociopaths

Mass surveillance alone can’t…