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Human Genetic Engineering Begins

It may start with curing disease. But it won’t stay there. Many are drooling to engage in eugenic genetic enhancements. Read More ›
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Postscript on Bill Nye and “Extra” People

Last night I watched Schindler's List on Netflix and was startled by a contrast with what I had been watching, just the day before, the same place. Read More ›
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Photo credit: View from Gemini XI, September 14, 1966, by NASA/Dick Gordon.

An Understood World

Reading an article by astrophysicist Adam Frank, I found myself resonating with his story of hope in science. Read More ›
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Image: Odysseus and the Sirens, by John William Waterhouse via Wikipedia.

Better Babies Through Evolution? Richard Weikart on the Siren Song of Transhumanism

The fact that all this is so far technological fantasy may be its lone saving grace. Read More ›

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