Hard to Believe Conditions that Discredit Victims of Sexual Assault and Sanction Esteemed Offenders
In Greek mythology, Cassandra is the beautiful young mortal pursued by the god Apollo. To convince her to give into his advances, Apollo promises to bestow upon her the gift of prophecy. Although Cassandra is... Read More
Adrift At Sea A Clash of Cultures, A Question of Faith
Seven days adrift in the Indian Ocean on a broken-down motorboat, two American women and two Indonesian fishermen face massive swells, intense sun, and a dwindling supply of food and water. With no land in... Read More
Changing Times in America’s Execution Capital
A father’s successful struggle to spare the son who killed the rest of the family highlights how Texas, historically America’s top executioner, is moving away from the death penalty to reflect a national trend. With... Read More
Good or Bad to the Bone? How Human Genetics Affect Empathy
Meet Sally and Ann. Sally has a basket. Ann has a box. Sally puts a marble inside her basket and goes outside to play (where she can no longer see her basket). While Sally is... Read More
Enlightenment Wow: The Humanist Interview with Steven Pinker
The 2006 Humanist of the Year doesn’t need rose-colored glasses to see what’s clear about humanity’s progress. STEVEN PINKER is a cognitive scientist, psychologist, linguist, popular science author, and Johnstone Family Professor in the Department... Read More
Fighting Post-Truth
Excerpted from Post-Truth by Lee McIntyre, published by The MIT Press, March 2018. Copyright: 2018 Massachusetts Institute of Technology. All rights reserved. “We have now sunk to a depth at which restatement of the... Read More
It’s Long Been a Man’s World. Can Women Save It?
"Oh help me, please doctor, I’m damaged/There’s a pain where there once was a heart,” Rolling Stones front man Mick Jagger sings on the band’s 1968 song, “Dear Doctor.” But, alas, it’s more than a... Read More