knowledge

How to deal with “epistemic exhaustion.”

The truth is a messy business, but an information revolution is coming. Danny Hillis and Peter Hopkins discuss knowledge, fake news and disruption at NeueHouse in Manhattan.

Recent books that are sure to add to your intelligence.

The controversial author predicted the rise of Trump by placing “a ruthlessly ambitious, narcissistic, media-savvy villain sporting makeup and coloured hair” in his new book, written before the election. But can he explain the hate of knowledge that persists in the world today?

Considering that the United States remains the world’s only superpower, that begs the question: How informed are Americans when it comes to their country’s vast global power?

Science (and life) keep hammering nails “into the coffin of the rational individual.” But rationalism and individualism still haunt and systematically mislead—even about where your mind is.