We Have Not Been Thinking Critically Enough About the Proposition We Are Being Simulated Bruce K. Adler Philosophy, Science & Medicine I am a human being: Do not fold, spindle or mutilate. -- Anonymous uman kind Cannot bear very much reality. Time past and time future What might have been and what has been Point to one end,...
Does Homemade Baby Food Measure Up? Nicola Jones Science & Medicine Homemade meals specifically for infants and young children are not always better than baby food available in the store, new research suggests. Although homemade meals are usually cheaper—unless made from...
Is Resilience the Most Important Aspect of Preventative Healthcare? Ian Savage Elliott Science & Medicine “It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one most adaptable to Change” – Charles Darwin The vast majority of us are exposed to an event...
Zika Virus Spurs Preprint Revolution Amy Hafez Science & Medicine All eyes are on Brazil. The Olympics are around the corner and we will watch athletes from 207 countries come together to compete. However, the Olympic Games will not be the only event on everyone’s...
Cheap Catalyst Coaxes Hydrogen From the Lawn Cardiff University Science & Medicine Scientists have shown how sunlight and a cheap catalyst can unlock significant amounts of hydrogen from fescue grass. The method, now demonstrated for the first time, could potentially lead to a sustainable...
Good Bug/Bad Bug: Reflections on Immunology Research in Modern America F.R. Lendacki Science & Medicine In killing germs, have we gone too far?
The Limits of Intellectual Reason in Our Understanding of the Natural World Andrew J. Hoffman Science & Medicine Ability to see the cultural value of wilderness boils down, in the last analysis, to a question of intellectual humility. Author and conservationist Aldo Leopold wrote these words in 1949, and they are all...
