Transhumanism: Tech, Entropy, and Fighting for a Future Michele Battle-Fisher Science & Medicine, Society & Culture The world is run by systems that overlap conflict and adapt to social needs over time. In dealing with the uncertainty and risk of the human condition, people seek to “control” that uncertainty (though...
Of Zombies and Trump: Changing the World with Microtargeting Morgan Saletta Politics & Economics, Society & Culture Zombies helped Trump get elected. Zombies? That's right. "It's Official: the Walking Dead Helped Elect Trump," proclaims The Guardian's Peter Bradshaw. And no, I'm not talking massive undead voter...
Beauty Myths 2.0: Breaking Toxic Bonds and Creating Cross Racial Alliances UCLA Center for the Study of Women Science & Medicine, Society & Culture by Bhavna Shamasunder and Janette Robinson Flint This year at Nappy Wood, a hair expo for Black women, Black Women for Wellness hosted a table to talk with women about their hair stories and give women and...
What If the 2016 Election Were Instead a Novel? Bruce K. Adler Politics & Economics, Society & Culture Weltanschauung Publishing, Inc. 11 High Road Way New York, New York 10001 Dear Mr. Adler: Thank you for your query letter and accompanying synopsis of your political novel–The Thumping of ...
How Common are Sexual Harassment and Rape in the United States? Sarah Cook Politics & Economics, Society & Culture “I have moved in the world as a woman and a man. I never realized the absence of fear, and the feeling of invulnerability until I lived as a man.” These were activist Max Beck’s parting words to my...
What Scientific Gobbledygook! Systems, Uncertainty and “Known Unknowns” Michele Battle-Fisher Science & Medicine, Society & Culture This is the inaugural article for my new open-science journal venture, Orgcomplexity. It was published as "Uncertainty, health and the teetering social contract." I am excited to be the Founding editor....
What I Told My Freshmen about Voting Bryan Van Norden Government, Politics & Economics, Society & Culture Many of you are eligible to vote for the first time in this election. I want to take a moment today to encourage you to vote and give you a quick, non-partisan introduction to Presidential elections. Martyrs...