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The map, the mechanical clock and the printing press are all examples of "intellectual technologies" that have reshaped the way humans think. And the ways of thinking that we learned […]
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A conversation with the technology writer.
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One day we might be able to download our consciousness into a computer chip, preserving our personalities forever—but first we will have to better understand brain architecture.
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Kasparov's archrival excels when he is on the defensive rather than attacking. But ultimately, "the combination of my strengths was superior to the combination of his strengths," says Kasparov, who […]
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Embracing intellectual messiness goes against our instincts and training as educated people, but writers and artists should accept and understand it as crucial to the creative process.
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When you look beneath the surface of the everyday, you realize how radically different and unexpected other people’s experiences are from your own.
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What the world craves is differentiation—the things that other people could never have imagined on their own.
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The economist won the Nobel Prize for his theory of signaling—which can be useful to someone wooing a mate.
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Gerald Fischbach: The symptoms of autism are far better understood than its causes; psychiatrists classify the disorder as having two major components: impaired social cognition and a tendency toward narrow […]
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"If you live life like there is no tomorrow, actually it doesn’t work because ultimately there is a tomorrow," says Taibbi.
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When Taibbi began covering the U.S. finance industry, he was "continually struck" by how much it resembled the corrupt dynamic in the former Soviet Union.
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"I work hard to be honest with my sources, but I don’t go out of my way to make them feel good either," says Taibbi.
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"She is a gifted politician, just in terms of getting people to connect with her on an emotional level in person," says Taibbi. "It’s something that if you’re an experienced […]
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A conversation with the Rolling Stone correspondent.
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"There is a reason why you can’t just print money and get yourself out of economic trouble," says the Rolling Stone correspondent.
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I want to send that message to younger people, that it’s okay," says Karger. "You’re okay, you can be gay, you can even run for President of the United States […]
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The Republican Party has been "hijacked" by a few far-right individuals that have abused the gay issue to win elections, says the presidential hopeful.
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Homosexual acts are still illegal in many countries. Does this mean a gay president could jeopardize U.S. foreign relations?
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Karger, who could be the first openly gay person to run for Commander-in-Chief, thinks the time is right for his prospective candidacy.