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As Earth barrels toward climate catastrophe and rising authoritarianism, a new frontier is quietly being sold to us: the stars. Billionaire futurists like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos promise salvation through space colonization – a Plan... Read More

The contemporary geography of the death penalty reveals a striking pattern. Capital punishment is increasingly concentrated in a small minority of states, many of which have political or religious institutions that place extraordinary authority in rulers,... Read More

WHAT IS THE DEFINITION OF HUMANISM? How does one live as a humanist? Like many of you, I have read a plethora of articles and longer works defining humanism. Each proclaims a different emphasis highlighting various... Read More

Anyone who has graduated from an American high school knows these words from studying the Declaration of Independence in civics class:  We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they... Read More

Growing up in another valley so far away as to be a different country—growing taller and growing leaner but somehow never wiser—between mountains the mining outfit was slowly carving up, slowly carting away, I can still... Read More

Because I’m such an expert on everything, most of my articles end with an emphatic period. This one ends with a troubled question mark. We heard some fabulous news last week. Scientists in Ohio reported success... Read More

The Saturday morning cartoon has long been a hallmark of many kids’ weekend. Back in my parents’ day, this meant shows like Looney Toons and Super Friends, while for me it meant Dexter’s Laboratory, Samurai Jack,... Read More

I. A Thought Do you ever find yourself gazing at the stars, longing for a life untouched by the gravity of the world you inhabit? A life unburdened by silent expectations, where every breath doesn’t feel... Read More

We often think of love as a spiritual, emotional or relationship good. Something deeply human, irreducible and perhaps even transcendent. Yet there is a credible evolutionary account that suggests love may not be a cosmic gift... Read More

Abstract: The article offers a meditation on AI’s emerging ability to decode human emotions. When the author discovers a childhood photo from her time in a Polish hospital during the communist era, she engages an AI to... Read More