I just read an article about the 2016 election that argued two things: First, fake news probably had very little effect on election outcomes. And…
Society, Politics and History
How 70 Research Teams Came To Different Conclusions Based on the Same Data
70 research teams were tasked with analyzing the same identical set of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) brain scans. In many areas, they came to…
Is the Catholic Church a Force for Good in the World?
Stephen Fry delivers a powerful speech arguing why the Catholic Church is not a force for good in the world. The speech comes from the…
Corona Aid to the Church
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. Roman Catholic Church used a special and unprecedented exemption from federal rules to amass at least $1.4 billion in…
Is Sex Binary?
content note: discussion of biological sex and a binary classification thereof Update: Maybe one point warrants a bit more clarification: I indeed believe that people…
This Person Does Not Exist
A powerful testimony to the advances AI has made in the last years: thispersondoesnotexist.com Make sure to check out the “How it works” links that…
The Privilege of Beauty
I came across an interesting article titled The Greatest Privilege We Never Talk About: Beauty. My favorite quote: I wouldn’t be surprised if in the…
The Insanity and Injustice of College Sports
The Atlantic has an interesting opinion piece called College Sports Are Affirmative Action for Rich White Students. In the US it is quite common for…
First Attempts to Reverse Aging in Humans
Most people think of aging as something inevitable. But not all agree and the research into aging and how to reverse it has become more…
1 Day Sooner
Covid-19 has stirred up a lot of discussions about the ethics of science. I have written before about experiments on humans to learn more about…