Volcanoes are erupting in The Philippines, but on-fire Australia received some welcome rain. The Iran war cries have been called off and The Donald’s military powers are about to be hamstrung by the Senate. Meanwhile, his impeachment trial is starting, and we’re all on Twitter for a front-row seat.
Tag: Science
12/24/2020
Incorporating the Arts to Create Technical Leaders of the Future
Engineering education should be reimagined to create a new generation of technical leaders prepared to dream, invent, and steward the future.
02/01/2021
Works in Progress: February 2021
02/01/2021
Inevitable Planetary Doom Has Been Exaggerated
Hope for the future is a reasonable and necessary prerequisite for action.
01/28/2021
Go Figure: Understanding the Great News of Vaccine Efficacy
01/23/2021
Premature Freakouts about Techno-Enhancement
Debates about whether to "improve" our minds and bodies often exaggerate the feasibility of doing so
01/19/2021
At Best, Travel Bans to Stop Infectious Diseases Merely Delay the Inevitable
12/21/2020
The Vaccine Has a Serious Side Effect—A Positive One
It could make 2021 the year Americans rediscover science.
12/15/2020
Quantum Mechanics, the Mind-Body Problem and Negative Theology
Scientists and philosophers should keep trying to solve reality’s deepest riddles while accepting that they are unsolvable
12/09/2020
RP Daily: At the halfway mark.
12/08/2020
Playing with Unicorns
Loonshots with Safi Bahcall
11/24/2020
Thank You, Science
Three vaccines in play is something to be grateful for this Thanksgiving.
10/28/2020