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Jason Torpy argues in the American Humanist Association e-zine that "vegan priorities are humanist priorities." His argument is a bait-and-switch--he sets you up for brie and leaves you with textured […]
Just how much of an impact will shocks like rising oil and food prices and the devastation in Japan have on America's strengthening but still vulnerable economy?
Thomas Nagel says that "devaluation of conscious reasoning" is a form of "moral and intellectual laziness," and that David Brooks is guilty of same in his new book. Nagel's review […]
We are entering into a decisive turning point for the reactor crisis in Japan, as heroic workers attempt to restore power to the compromised reactors. The next few days are critical.
And not just a map: also a timeline, a literary checklist and a historiography
Television is the most dominant form of cultural expression in our country, beating out movies, print publications, and books. Is it a good idea to cut your kid off in the name of—what exactly?
It's not just how free the market is. Some economists are looking at another factor that determines how much a country’s economy flourishes: how smart its people are.
A new mother’s body goes through many changes—among them, key parts of her brain get bigger. And the more these areas grow, the greater the mother-infant bond seems to be.
Similar to the way Google crawls the Internet, scientists have mapped a three-dimensional circuit of connected cells in the cerebral cortex, allowing them to navigate the mind's jungle.
How do you get your point across over an issue as contentious as climate change? As a hearing in the U.S. Congress last week showed, the evidence alone is not enough.
A host of celebrities from David Lynch to Russel Brand and Moby are helping to popularize meditation. Now many are overcoming its New Age, hippie stereotype and learning to relax.
A computer-music system that interacts directly with the user's brain, by picking up the tiny electrical impulses of neurons, may aid in the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases.
Preparing ourselves and our societies for crises—just as Japan does for earthquakes—strengthens communities and helps to calmly pool resources should a tragedy strike.
Distinguished neuroscientist V.S. Ramachandran thinks that neuroscience can explain why humans make, or at least appreciate, art. But do we need a scientific explanation of art?
French writer and philosopher Pascal Bruckner says the values that accompany our time's ceaseless drive to be happy are counterproductive—what we need, he says, is a new humility.
Update: Following Friday's shooting in Sanaa a number of officials in the ruling GPC party have submitted their resignations. Below is an up-dated list that continues from this earlier post. […]
Psychologists speak of two modes of thinking: creating narratives and creating paradigms. Naturally, these two would come together in the form of creation myths.
Rolling Stone editor Neil Strauss shares some exchanges New York Timescopy editors from his days as a rock critic, several years ago: Editing an article that quotes the Courtney Love […]
What events precipitated last Friday's horrific sniper massacre in Yemen, and more importantly where do things go from here?
The ancient Chinese practice of tai chi appears to relieve symptoms of depression in older people, a new study shows. Slow movement, breathing and meditation have clear health benefits.