Tag: Philosophy
Against baseball’s new pitch clock
Alva Noë, University of California, Berkeley
Baseball moves very fast. That’s how it seems to me, anyway.
Why can’t Americans agree on, well, nearly anything? Philosophy has some answers
James Steiner-Dillon, University of Dayton
Does wearing a mask stop the spread of COVID-19? Is climate change driven primarily...
Why is astronomy a science but astrology is not?
Talia Dan-Cohen, Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis and Carl Craver, Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St....
Brain-computer interfaces could allow soldiers to control weapons with their thoughts...
Nancy S. Jecker, University of Washington and Andrew Ko, University of Washington
Imagine that a soldier has a tiny...
American workers feel alienated, helpless and overwhelmed – here’s one way...
Alec Stubbs, UMass Boston
First it was the “Great Resignation.” Then it was “nobody wants to work anymore.” Now...
What the new science of authenticity says about discovering your true...
Matthew Baldwin, University of Florida
After following a white rabbit down a hole in the ground and changing sizes...
Can religion and faith combat eco-despair?
Rita D. Sherma, Graduate Theological Union
Scientists regularly study the ongoing degradation of Earth’s environment and track the changes...
Philanthropists seeking to fix big problems must tread carefully – here’s...
p>How should wealthy people respond to daunting problems like racism, economic inequality and climate change? Leading thinkers have long questioned whether philanthropy offers...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
