Richard Dawkins on the Luckiness of Death
For each of us, one thing is true: Had any one variable been ever so subtly…
High-tech cars and cracked windshields don’t mix well – Roadshow
That process isn’t trivial during a windshield repair, lest the driver have a false sense of…
The Theory of Everything (We Know So Far): The Ultimate Animated Primer on the Most Successful Model of Reality in the History of Humanity and Its Fertile Limits
How the gaps in gravity contour the next frontiers in the quest to understand the fundaments…
Strange Philosophical Claims By Scientists
Inherent biases in the quantum propensities for alternative physical outcomes provide varying amounts of free will,…
Philosophers Among New British Academy Fellows
The following philosophers were elected as Corresponding Fellows: There were 84 new fellows elected in total….
Tree Islands and Networked Resilience: Biomimicry Pioneer Janine Benyus on the Power of Reciprocity in Nature and Our Human Future
Dismantling these fallacies might be especially challenging in America, in whose young mind Emerson’s cry of…
Philosopher Awarded Nearly $1 Million Grant for Memory and Forgiveness Project
The current project seeks to explore this relationship both empirically and theoretically. Based upon the working…
Rocky Mountain Flowers: The Daring Life and Art of Pioneering Plant Ecologist Edith Clements
Young, passionate, and poor, they headed for the Rocky Mountains to build a research station for…
UK man arrested for 2020 Twitter hack that targeted Biden, Musk – CNET
Subscribe to CNET Now for the day’s most interesting reviews, news stories and videos. James Martin/CNET…
Philosophy Labs: Some Recommendations (guest post)
How to Operate a Lab Setting up a philosophy lab doesn’t rival the complexity of setting…
SpaceX fires up its Super Heavy Starship rocket booster for the first time – CNET
When the whole system is ready, the idea is that a Starship loaded with cargo or…
Philosopher Among Dutch Research Council Grant Winners
In the 1930s, hundreds of European academics fled to the United States, escaping the quickly deteriorating…
Long-Running Ethics Blog Seeks New Editors
Those interested in applying to take over PEA Soup can find instructions on how to do…
Art as Aliveness: Willa Cather on Attention and Sensory Presence as Key to Creativity
Complement with James Baldwin on what it means to be an artist, then revisit Cather on…
Jorge J. E. Gracia (1942-2021)
Professor Gracia’s research and writing ranged across many areas of philosophy, including metaphysics, philosophical historiography, philosophy of…
Robinhood aims for $35B valuation in upcoming IPO – CNET
Robinhood has set itself up to be one of the most anticipated stock market listings of…
Blowing the Whistle on John Searle
In a post at his site, Dr. Kernion recounts what it was like to blow the…
Best luxury SUVs for 2021 – Roadshow
Sure, it costs over 0,000, but I can’t help thinking how fun it would be to…
These are the best cars under $40,000 – Roadshow
Andrew Krok/Roadshow The XC40 starts at ,695 including destination, and I actually like its lowest Momentum…
Can People Change? The Psychological Möbius Strip That Keeps Us from Ending Painful Relationships
While the death of a loved one can make the notion of moving on unfathomable at…
Interview with Peter Hacker
What do you wish you knew about academic philosophy before starting your career? Can science answer…
Fear Street trilogy on Netflix: That ending and post-credits scene explained – CNET
To stop her from telling everyone, Solomon frames Sarah for the deaths of multiple children in…
Planning an Environmentally Friendly In-Person Conference (guest post)
Regardless of your event’s size, attendance, or level of production, transportation is still most likely its…
SmartThings energy monitor tracks your Samsung appliances – CNET
While SmartThings is a good idea in theory, its app and overall functionality hasn’t ever delivered…
Hannah Arendt on Forgiveness
If it were true, therefore, as Christianity assumed, that only love can forgive because only love…
Philosophy Majors & High Standardized Test Scores: Not Just Correlation (guest post)
Contributions versus the ACT I don’t have the money to perform any of the high-quality research…
What Do Philosophers Think About Human Extinction?
Torres writes: Phil Torres (Leibniz Universität Hannover) and Bruce Tonn (Tennessee) want to know, and are…
Scientists build a device that uses human sweat to power electronics – CNET
It’s common for self-powered wearable systems that rely on bioenergy harvesters to require excessive inputs of…
Sanders Foundation Announces Philosophy in the Media Initiative
Barry Lam (Vassar College), associate director of the Marc Sanders Foundation, says that this fall the…
Templeton Launches Experimental Philosophy of Religion Multi-Team Project
Ian Church You can learn more about the grant here. Joshua Knobe (Yale); Michael Rea (Notre…