Study says you can’t live forever … naturally
In this photo taken by Drew Kelly for The Wall Street Journal, Ray Kurzweil, famed transhumanist, inventor and author of “The Singularity Is Near” and other books, poses for a … Continue reading
Some insight into the life cycle of electronics
This photo shows the head and part of the torso of WEEE Man, a robot-like sculpture created by London designer Paul Bonomini to draw attention to the waste generated by our … Continue reading
Success and the alienation of self-mastery
Vita Sackville-West and Virginia Woolf, writer friends who shared a romantic interlude and were also pivotal in the development of each other’s work. Especially in Western culture, the idea of … Continue reading
Method acting, personality and identity: You are what you do
‘My Left Foot’ won Daniel Day Lewis the Academy Award for Best Actor. In the annals of Hollywood and the halls of acting schools, the work of method actors carries … Continue reading
Enlightened assistance: Exploring the limits of charity
Participants in World Vision Taiwan’s 30-hour Famine fill a stadium in Kaohsiung, Southern Taiwan. Every year in Taiwan and elsewhere, a Christian organization called World Vision holds a special event … Continue reading
The enlightened versus the opinionated?: A Defense of Conviction
Ann Coulter has never been accused of lacking conviction. The Internet is littered with some of her gems, like “Liberals become indignant when you question their patriotism, but simultaneously work … Continue reading
A psychological perspective on gun violence in the United States
A 1993 study called “Gun ownership as a risk factor for homicide in the home” found that keeping guns significantly heightens the risk of gun-related deaths in households, and “virtually … Continue reading
Alienation: a path to and from enlightenment?
The carved figure above represents the role of meditation in coming to a full and innate understand of reality, or enlightenment. By Adityamadhav83 (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)%5D, via Wikimedia Commons … Continue reading
The environmental humanities and species extinction shed light on our alienation with nature.
An Alala, also known as the Hawaiian crow, is seen perched on a branch. The Alala has become extinct in the wild, although some birds live on in captivity. Photo from … Continue reading
Coca-Cola teams up with USDA to repair watersheds
A picture entitled “Pink Watermelon Coca-Cola” is seen courtesy of the creative commons. Coco-Cola has initiated a public-private partnership with the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Forest Service … Continue reading
Think Out Loud 