Is it the same river from moment to moment – the water flowing over my foot spills toward the ocean while new waters join the river at its source – and am I the same person?
Going Green Is All About What You Gain, Not What You Give Up
A growing body of research suggests that, rather than posing a threat to individual wellbeing, adopting a more sustainable lifestyle represents a pathway to a more satisfied life.
A growing body of research suggests that, rather than posing a threat to individual wellbeing, adopting a more sustainable lifestyle represents a pathway to a more satisfied life.
The Future Seems Wide Open with Possibilities—But Is It?
The fact that causes always come before their effects (in our world) does much to explain the way we look at future events.
The fact that causes always come before their effects (in our world) does much to explain the way we look at future events.
Women Won’t Ask a Man for More Pay. But They Will Ask a Woman
Our next step is clear: we must understand the roots of this gender-interaction effect on bargaining settings, and how to overcome it.
Our next step is clear: we must understand the roots of this gender-interaction effect on bargaining settings, and how to overcome it.
How the Body and Mind Talk to Each Other to Understand the World
Feeling states: anticipation can cause the heartrate to slow down.
Feeling states: anticipation can cause the heartrate to slow down.
Tools for Thinking: Isaiah Berlin’s Two Concepts of Freedom
It helps to think about what type of society we want to live in.
It helps to think about what type of society we want to live in.
How Much Can We Afford to Forget if We Train Machines to Remember?
Civilisations evolve through strategic forgetting of what were once considered vital life skills
Civilisations evolve through strategic forgetting of what were once considered vital life skills
Why Hasn’t Evolution Dealt With the Inefficiency of Aging?
In the drive towards the cure for ageing, evolutionary medicine has the potential to further our understanding of why human diseases arise, and elucidate the unanticipated costs of subverting this intrinsic biological process.
In the drive towards the cure for ageing, evolutionary medicine has the potential to further our understanding of why human diseases arise, and elucidate the unanticipated costs of subverting this intrinsic biological process.
Forget the Anthropocene, We’ve Entered the Synthetic Age
No matter how far you travel, no matter in which direction you point, there is nowhere on Earth that remains free from the traces of human activity.
No matter how far you travel, no matter in which direction you point, there is nowhere on Earth that remains free from the traces of human activity.
Is Acting Hazardous? On the Risks of Immersing Oneself in a Role
Actors forget their identities like stoners forget the quadratic formula. The information isn’t gone – just temporarily offline.
Actors forget their identities like stoners forget the quadratic formula. The information isn’t gone – just temporarily offline.
AI’s Should Have the Same Ethical Protection as Animals
A question of ethics.
A question of ethics.
Why the Community that Sings Together Stays Together
Singing is universal. It is found in all cultures and, despite protestations of tone deafness, the vast majority of people can sing.
Singing is universal. It is found in all cultures and, despite protestations of tone deafness, the vast majority of people can sing.
Why Streaming Students According to Ability is a Terrible Idea
The overall result is relative inequality. The smart stay smart, and the dumb get dumber, further entrenching social disadvantage.
The overall result is relative inequality. The smart stay smart, and the dumb get dumber, further entrenching social disadvantage.
How the Hard-Man Mask Can Affect a Prisoner’s Sense of Self
Prison encourages a hypermasculine ‘survival’ front that is not conducive to growth and personal development.
Prison encourages a hypermasculine ‘survival’ front that is not conducive to growth and personal development.
Animals Do Have Memories and Can Help Us Crack Alzheimer’s
For almost as long as modern science has been around, the idea that animals can remember past experiences seemed so preposterous that few researchers bothered to study it.
For almost as long as modern science has been around, the idea that animals can remember past experiences seemed so preposterous that few researchers bothered to study it.
Is Emotional Labour Next to Be Outsourced and Professionalized?
Whether it’s in the care industries or at home, emotional labour has long been associated with women – which is a major reason why it has been overlooked for so long. Today, in the face of technological change, it’s being held up as the one form of work that’s safe from automation.
Whether it’s in the care industries or at home, emotional labour has long been associated with women – which is a major reason why it has been overlooked for so long. Today, in the face of technological change, it’s being held up as the one form of work that’s safe from automation.