Encountering nature beyond the limits of determinism, mechanism, and reduction
A debate on the nature of truth turns into a squabble over whether the father of the “paradigm shift” threw an ashtray at Errol Morris’s head.
New scholarship reveals a Bard brooding over the science of his day. What can we learn from his vision of cosmic upheaval?
How a cerebral hedonist became a scientific hero
James D. Watson’s unfinished quest to master genetic destiny
Daniel Dennett’s latest book marks five decades of majestic failure to explain consciousness.
How the process of evolution gave us moral instincts but the theory of evolution undermines moral reasoning
How culture and nature worked together so we can work together