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Through humility, the old arrogance of infallibility crumbles. And in that there is genuine hope to prevent wrongful convictions.
The insanity of the academic job market laid out in numbers.
What began as public outcry against Iran’s so-called morality police has snowballed into a mass movement targeting the very essence of the Islamic republic.
The Canadian professor has been on the Joe Rogan Experience six times. There's a lot of material to discuss.
Elon Musk appeared on the Joe Rogan Experience for a conversation that covered topics ranging from the inner workings of neural link technology to the differences between a joint and a blunt.
A recent psychology study examines the importance of intellectual humility in decision-making related to politics, health and work.
It’s a fascinating idea, but how does it fare as a scientific theory? “Something is happening here and this is going to have an impact.” –Robert Dijkgraaf, on Verlinde’s work The […]
If you think we’ve seen all there is to see in the Universe, you’re about to have your imagination unlocked. “Hubble often takes images of distant gravitationally lensed galaxies to […]
Many say these are the most dangerous violent times humans have ever faced. Pundits dismiss those fears with numbers that show how these are the Best of Times, Who's right? It doesn't really matter. What does is, why are people so worried.
I’m lucky to spend a couple weeks each August up at Moosehead Lake in Maine, where paved roads and power lines disappear and an endless blanket of rich green forests […]
The one thing that even the best of us do at times, and why it needs to stop. “I will not let anyone walk through my mind with their dirty feet.”–Mohandas […]
A few weeks ago I found myself engaged in an all-too-familiar debate. She was frustrated that I was not subscribing to her idea that ‘everything happens for a reason,’ and […]
To truly help developing societies, we need to answer their immediate needs.
I’ve been writing a lot lately about reasons to quit the Catholic church, and judging by the demographic trends in many Western countries, there are a lot of people whose […]
It's not an uncommon problem - it happened to McDonald’s, it happened to IBM, and it even happened to Apple, says Nancy Koehn, professor of business administration at Harvard.
Tara Sophia Mohr has a challenge for working women. “You’re brilliant and thoughtful, but could you move a few more inches in the arrogant idiot direction please?” Be an arrogant idiot is rule #5 of Mohr's 10 Rules for Brilliant Women.
Muhtar Kent, the chairman and chief executive of Coca-Cola, says that the single thing that keeps him up at night is arrogance. Humility and listening to stakeholders are key, he says.
Am I any different than your friend or relative that insists on witnessing to you every time you see each other? Am I any different than the Hare Krishnas at […]
The National Review and conservative commentators such as Ross Douthat describe the GOP’s Pledge as “bolder” and more align with conservative values than 1994’s Contract with America. Yesterday, in critiquing […]
Henry Luce's magazines were shaped by the Time founder's "commitment, energy, moral inquiry, and high purpose; and ... arrogance, impatience, didacticism, and occasional dogmatism."
Societies aren't just engines of prosperity.
If AI is modeled only on human intelligence, will it inherit only human ways of seeing the world?
Why the best CEOs make their first year both a personal transition and a profound moment of institutional renewal — with this quartet of skills.
The first in a series of short stories by the Hugo- and Nebula-winning author that inspired the cult hit "Pantheon."
A powerful psychedelic long used in African rituals shows surprising promise for treating traumatic brain injury and PTSD.
You got your promotion — but managing the pressure inherent to your elevated role is now a crucial part of your job.
Astronomer Adam Frank reflects on some responses to his recent appearance on the Lex Fridman Podcast.
The truly talented are those who got to where they are despite preconceived expectations.
The controversial theory about magic mushrooms and human evolution gets a much-needed update.
The rise and fall of Josh Harris — the genius who anticipated the digital revolution just a little too soon.