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Are Plants Conscious? Science Writer Says Yes

Annaka Harris, neuroscience and physics writer, starts by casting doubt on human consciousness. Read More ›

Carnivorous Plants, and Why 0 Really Is Not Equal to 1

There is a little mathematics game that people sometimes play. You start with x=0, do some long, complicated algebraic manipulations, and end up with x=1. Read More ›

Evolution in Kindergarten

Experimenting with children's natural mental inclinations to bring about a predetermined conclusion -- sounds like brainwashing, doesn't it? Read More ›

The End of Morality

Recently, David Brooks published a column titled “The End of Philosophy” in The New York Times (April 7, 2009). Brooks, long one of the most thoughtful writers in public life, addresses an ages-old tension over whether reason controls our moral intuitions and passions, or whether moral intuition/feeling is king and reason is only rationalization.

In the latter view, Brooks says,

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