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Why Is a Raven Like a Writing-Desk? On the Uses and Limitations of Mathematical Models

Why Is a Raven Like a Writing-Desk? On the Uses and Limitations of Mathematical Models

Erica Thompson Considers the Metaphors of the Numerical World

By Erica Thompson | December 9, 2022

How the Multi-Trillion Dollar Industrial Meat Complex is Bad For Our Species and Our Planet

How the Multi-Trillion Dollar Industrial Meat Complex is Bad For Our Species and Our Planet

Chloe Sorvino in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | December 7, 2022

Spare Me the Humblebrag: David G. Myers on the Virtues of Humility

Spare Me the Humblebrag: David G. Myers on the Virtues of Humility

“Where there is humility, there is the possibility of forgiveness.”

By David G. Myers | December 6, 2022

Food for (Better) Thought: Mary Beth Albright on How Diet Impacts Your Mental Health

Food for (Better) Thought: Mary Beth Albright on How Diet Impacts Your Mental Health

Plus, a Recipe for Savory Breakfast Muffins

By Mary Beth Albright | December 2, 2022

How Dogs Explore the World Through Smell

How Dogs Explore the World Through Smell

Jules Howard Considers the Role of the Senses in Animal Consciousness

By Jules Howard | November 28, 2022

An Icy Truth: How We’ve Used Cold to Transform Humanity and Destroy the Environment

An Icy Truth: How We’ve Used Cold to Transform Humanity and Destroy the Environment

Fred Hogge in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | November 28, 2022

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Why Smart Machines Will Probably Never Replicate the Human Act of Writing

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How Human Curiosity Unlocked the Scientific Secrets of the Universe

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Brian Thomas Swimme on the Scientific Shakespeares Who Made Modern Cosmology

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Memories Lucid and Fleeting: What Our Brains Do and Don't Tell Us

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Patrick House on the Neural Highways Leading To and From Human Consciousness

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How Much Control Do Humans Have Over Their Lives, Really?

How Much Control Do Humans Have Over Their Lives, Really?

Kennon M. Sheldon on Free Choice and Intrinsic Motivation

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A Digital Dolittle? On Technology That Will Enable Us to Talk With Other Species... Including Plants and Trees

A Digital Dolittle? On Technology That Will Enable Us to Talk With Other Species... Including Plants and Trees

Karen Bakker in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | October 31, 2022

The Limits of Science: Why the Universe Might Be Too Complex For Humans to Ever Understand

The Limits of Science: Why the Universe Might Be Too Complex For Humans to Ever Understand

Martin Rees in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | October 31, 2022

Gray Area for Gray Matter: On the Time Einstein’s Brain was Stolen

Gray Area for Gray Matter: On the Time Einstein’s Brain was Stolen

A Quest for the Biological Basis of Genius

By Kathryn and Ross Petras | October 25, 2022

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