The perfect modern milieu for anger management is the internet.
To Find Aliens, We Must Think of Life as We Don’t Know It
To open our minds, we need to go back to basics and consider the fundamental conditions that are necessary for life.
To open our minds, we need to go back to basics and consider the fundamental conditions that are necessary for life.
‘Know Thyself’ Is Not Just Silly Advice: It’s Actively Dangerous
We all have fairly stable ideas about what kind of people we are. And that’s all for the best – we don’t have to think too hard when ordering coffee every morning.
We all have fairly stable ideas about what kind of people we are. And that’s all for the best – we don’t have to think too hard when ordering coffee every morning.
The Hypersane Are Among Us, if Only We Are Prepared To Look
Jung and Diogenes came across as insane by the standards of their day.
Jung and Diogenes came across as insane by the standards of their day.
We Need the Singular ‘They’ – And It Won’t Seem Wrong for Long
Macdonald accused Webster’s third edition of impoverishing the language, coarsening it, and destroying its beauty.
Macdonald accused Webster’s third edition of impoverishing the language, coarsening it, and destroying its beauty.
Believing Without Evidence Is Always Morally Wrong
What we believe is then of tremendous practical importance.
What we believe is then of tremendous practical importance.
How Beards Put a Brave Face on Threatened Masculinity
Alexander the Great established shaving as the ideal in Greco-Roman civilisation when he imitated classical depictions of eternally youthful gods.
Alexander the Great established shaving as the ideal in Greco-Roman civilisation when he imitated classical depictions of eternally youthful gods.
Our Universe Is Too Vast for Even the Most Imaginative Sci-Fi
‘The universe is under no obligation to make sense to you.’
‘The universe is under no obligation to make sense to you.’
What Did Hannah Arendt Really Mean by the Banality of Evil?
The controversy continues to the present day.
The controversy continues to the present day.
Lifestyle Changes, Not a Magic Pill, Can Reverse Alzheimer’s
The prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease is expected to triple over the next three decades.
The prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease is expected to triple over the next three decades.
Monopoly Was Invented To Demonstrate the Evils of Capitalism
How high should that land tax be? And how should the resulting tax receipts be distributed?
How high should that land tax be? And how should the resulting tax receipts be distributed?
Why Philosophy Is So Important in Science Education
In my experience, four reasons stand out.
In my experience, four reasons stand out.
Why We Can Stop Worrying and Love the Particle Accelerator
Cells that divide quickly, such as stem cells in bone marrow, suffer the most.
Cells that divide quickly, such as stem cells in bone marrow, suffer the most.
What Know-It-Alls Don’t Know, or the Illusion of Competence
This ‘illusion of confidence’ extends beyond the classroom and permeates everyday life.
This ‘illusion of confidence’ extends beyond the classroom and permeates everyday life.
Conspicuous Consumption Is Over. It’s All About Intangibles Now
These new status behaviours are what I call ‘inconspicuous consumption’.
These new status behaviours are what I call ‘inconspicuous consumption’.
How Dancing Helps Me Think, and Thinking Helps Me Dance
We dancers learn, maintain and teach what’s possible with physical expression.
We dancers learn, maintain and teach what’s possible with physical expression.