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Racist and sexist depictions of human evolution still permeate science, education and popular culture today

Systemic racism and sexism have permeated civilization since the rise of agriculture, when people started living in one place for a long time. Early Western scientists, such as Aristotle in ancient Greece, were indoctrinated with the ethnocentric and misogynistic narratives that permeated their society. More than 2,000 years after Aristotle’s…

The Conversation

Ethernet co-inventor finally bags a Turing Award, half a century later

Dubbing their invention the "Ether Network", Bob Metcalf and co. gave real substance to the long-tailed metaphysical concept of the ether.

PC Gamer

Beastly: A New History of Animals and Us by Keggie Carew review – the terrible price of people power

This heartfelt study of humanity’s centuries-long contempt for other life forms is a vital reminder of the damage we have wreaked

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Chasing happiness

Belt out Boney M.'s version of the Happy Song, do Snoopy's happy dance, spray Clinique Happy Perfume, or enjoy anything else elating.

Bangkok Post

ChatGPT could be an effective and affordable tutor

ChatGPT, a new artificial intelligence-powered chatbot with advanced conversational abilities, may have the capability to become such a tutor

The New Daily

ChatGPT could be an effective and affordable tutor

Imagine a private tutor that never gets tired, has access to massive amounts of data and is free for everyone. In 1966, Stanford philosophy professor Patrick Suppes did just that when he made this prediction: One day, computer technology would evolve so that “millions of schoolchildren” would have access to…

The Conversation

Think yourself better: 10 rules of philosophy to live by

From Aristotle to Iris Murdoch: what the greatest minds of the past 2,500 years have to tell us about the good life

The Guardian - UK

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Long before Silicon Valley, scholars in ancient Iraq created an intellectual hub that revolutionised science

Time and again, collaboration has proven to be a key driver of scientific and technological innovation. So it follows that some of the greatest advances have come from intellectual hubs set up for this very purpose.

The Conversation

Editorial: The only reply Ravens’ star quarterback Lamar Jackson should ever post on Twitter: ‘Have a nice day!’

Aristotle once observed that the only surefire way to avoid criticism is to do nothing, say nothing and be nothing. Or something like that — we weren’t there. But at least this much is certain about the Ancient Greek philosopher who had a profound impact on Western learning: He had…

Tribune News Service

The big idea: why we shouldn’t try to be happy

Happiness might seem like a noble goal – but striving for it can be counterproductive

The Guardian - UK

What is the difference between a populist and a dictator? The ancient Greeks have answers

Giorgia Meloni is Italy’s new prime minister. Her party, Fratelli d’Italia, received 26% of the vote and, as part of a far-right coalition, now controls a majority in both chambers of the legislature.

The Conversation

Why women's freedom threatens many men

The notion that men are superior to women is the root of all human inequality. That's why we must fight it

Salon

Alexander the Great: the Making of a Myth at the British Library review - a true legend in his own lifetime

Modern fictional depictions have got nothing on the stories that swirled up around the young commander during his life

Evening Standard

From Aristotle to Meloni, the ‘common good’ has been used to divide and rule

Thinkers on the left and right are guilty of excluding outsiders in the name of community

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I died in the original Heartbreak High. Now with the Netflix reboot, people are asking for my autograph in barber shops

Watching the new TV show sparked memories of a ’94 summer of group bonding, 6am pickups and the most positive acting experience I’ve ever had

The Guardian - UK

Saul Kripke obituary

Influential American philosopher whose 1980 book Naming and Necessity challenged ideas about the identity of mind and brain

The Conversation

Why virtue signaling isn't the same as virtue – it actually furthers the partisan divide

In a speech on July 23, 2022, before the Conservative Political Action Committee, or CPAC, Sen. Ted Cruz introduced himself to the audience with the words, “My name is Ted Cruz and my pronoun is kiss my ass.”

The Independent UK

Why are we so obsessed with facial ‘symmetry?

With the rise of certain apps and camera filters, young people are seeking something unrealistic. But where does our desire for symmetry come from, asks Rhonda Garelick

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The Bible says nothing about abortion. So being anti-choice is a cultural and political decision, not a biblical one

In many churches across the United States of America, and even perhaps here in Australia, Sunday worship would have been an opportunity to celebrate the decision of the US Supreme Court to overturn the protections established in the case of Roe v. Wade in 1973. On Twitter one theology professor…

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Twitter town square: what Elon Musk could learn from Aristotle

Elon Musk, the world’s richest man and founder of Tesla and SpaceX, recently made an offer to buy the social media network Twitter for $44 billion. In a statement Musk declared

The Guardian - UK

Why we should all love wasps

Wasps have always had a bad press. But Professor Seirian Sumner, who has spent her life studying them, argues they are sophisticated, socially complex and essential to the environment

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Lynn Schmidt: True leaders practice the art of persuasion. Others tweet out trash talk

There is something that has been sorely missing in the United States in the last decade — soaring rhetoric. We are lacking leaders who, like Abraham Lincoln, appeal to our better angels through their ability to craft rhetoric that resonates in people’s hearts and minds.

Reason

More on "Christianity and Equity"

In the forthcoming Oxford Handbook of Christianity and Law, Paul Miller and I are contributing a chapter on "Christianity and Equity." We've just posted a substantially revised version of the chapter. The new version has less coverage of Aristotle, but it adds a section on equity in the Hebrew Bible,…

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The value of virtue: 7 reasons why Volodymyr Zelenskyy's crisis leadership has been so effective

The war in Ukraine would test even the most hardened political operator: millions forced to flee their homes, thousands (including many civilians) killed or injured, evidence of Russian war crimes mounting.

The Hindu

The Hindu Science Quiz | On genetics

Q: Whose research heralded genetics as a scientific discipline?

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