The Svalbard seed vault: A survival bunker for civilization
Reading Time: 5 minutes How could we reengineer civilization to be resilient against catastrophe? A…
‘Don’t Worry Darling’: Cult leaders and the Garden of Eden problem
Reading Time: 4 minutes [This post contains major spoilers for Don’t Worry Darling.] Don’t Worry Darling is a psychological horror film…
The deathbed perspective
Reading Time: 4 minutes It’s easy to forget that life is temporary. How would you live differently with that knowledge in…
Solar geoengineering: Can we buy time to heal climate change?
Reading Time: 5 minutes We can cool our warming planet by blocking sunlight in the atmosphere. Is this hubris or a…
The secular vote made a difference
Reading Time: 3 minutes The spectacular growth of young secular “nones” in America is finally showing some electoral power.
How much do religious Americans care about the planet?
Reading Time: 4 minutes Religious Americans say they care about the environment, but it’s less clear that this feel-good claim translates…
The 2022 midterms: Not a red wave but a blue wall
Reading Time: 4 minutes This was the best midterm for the incumbent party in decades, and we have you-know-who to thank…
America is a long argument
Reading Time: 4 minutes Whatever your political views, we need to drop the pretense that the Constitution has One True Meaning…
The startling world of plant intelligence
Reading Time: 5 minutes They don’t sense human emotion, but plants have some surprising talents. They can hear, see, learn, communicate…
When kids are defiant
Reading Time: 4 minutes As our children grow up, they push back against our authority. It’s natural, and parents ought to…
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