June 10, 2014
Fantasy and the Buffered Self
Alan Jacobs on how the genre offers re-enchantment without risk
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June 10, 2014
Toward a Conservative Policy on Climate Change
If politicians and policy analysts on the right were to look more carefully at the problem of climate change, they...
June 10, 2014
Gambling with Global Warming
Most books on climate change are penned by journalists and advocates. A few are written by experts in the sciences....
June 10, 2014
The Sacred Power of the World
Stephen D. Blackmer on his improbable journey from eco-activism to the priesthood
June 10, 2014
Understanding Heidegger on Technology
Mark Blitz on what we can learn from the controversial German philosopher
June 10, 2014
The Genius and Faith of Faraday and Maxwell
The religious commitments of the great scientists are often dismissed as vestiges of more superstitious times. Ian H....
June 10, 2014
Who Needs a Liberal Education?
Do universities really need more general education requirements? The liberal arts are neither attractive to nor...
June 10, 2014
Machine Grading and Moral Learning
A recent proposal to have computers start grading college essays raises deeper questions about the purpose of...
June 10, 2014
When Technology Ceases to Amaze
Our everyday lives are mediated by more magical-seeming technologies than ever before, but they fail to evoke a sense...
January 17, 2014
Me, My Genome, and 23andMe
The FDA put the kibosh on 23andMe’s diagnostic services — but not before geneticist Austin L. Hughes became a...