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The mindfulness revolution
As healthcare shifts from treating illness to preventing it, mental wellbeing may become a defining health priority of the 2040s.
The single day of Carl Sagan
The embers of a great scientist continue to kindle light down here on Earth.
A factory reset for the immune system
Genetic therapy promises a cure for autoimmune disease.
Human authorship in an AI world
How can readers tell the difference between genuine human creativity and AI slop?
No religious revival, quiet or otherwise
Claims about a surge in young converts are wishful thinking based on no evidence.
Godless time: Time for a secular calendar
Time is measured by scientific standards, so why do we still use a calendar based on religion?
Secularism's third way
Does Eastern philosophy hold the answer to finding meaning in a godless world?
The colossal stupidity of war with Iran
An unwinnable war without a goal and with consequences for the world.
The era of Mamdani
This isn't how politics normally goes in America.
Negativland and me: Why we fall for hoaxes
Public gullibility was a problem in the 1980s when I was caught up in a famous media hoax. It’s worse today.
When it’s hell on the surface, it’s time to go deep
The perspective is out there.
The future of murder
A 'guided missile for the poor' is changing the face of targeted killing.