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Jun 7, 2008 — John Horgan & Eliezer Yudkowsky
Meet Eliezer, precipitator of the coming robot apocalypse
What is the singularity?
How to be a careful futurist, not a mere storyteller
John and Eliezer clash over the merits of Eliezer’s life’s work
The difference between superintelligence and wisdom
Eliezer grapples with his best opponents
May 31, 2008 — Carl Zimmer & Peter Pringle
Peter’s new book, “The Murder of Nikolai Vavilov”
Nikolai Vavilov: the Indiana Jones of crop diversity
Building Soviet biology
Lysenko’s empty promises cause serious trouble for Nikolai
Seed banks: not just for tormented Stalin-era scientists
The future for genetically modified crops
May 24, 2008 — PZ Myers & John Wilkins
Philosophy in the biology classroom
How “the gay gene” leads the public astray
Teaching facts vs. teaching science
In search of decent science journalism
Is good science also good propaganda?
Atheists and agnostics shake hands at the gallows
May 17, 2008 — John Horgan & Thomas Homer-Dixon
Amidst the optimism of the 90’s, Tad contemplated disaster
Complex causes of violence and war
Does Rome’s fate await us?
Our dire need for an energy revolution
How global connectivity can endanger us all
Why survivalism isn’t the answer
May 10, 2008 — Carl Zimmer & George Johnson
Carl’s new book, “Microcosm”
E. coli’s love-hate relationship with viruses
Our sloppy cells
The incredible mosaic of disease-causing E. coli
Why nobody is immortal
Bacterial hitchhikers from Earth invade outer space
May 3, 2008 — Joshua Knobe & Laurie Santos
Cognitive abilities we humans aren’t so proud of
Why it hurts to be inconsistent
Cognitive dissonance, monkey-style
Why getting a parking ticket is more agonizing than it should be
Monkey financiers: just as dumb as human financiers
Laurie’s plan for future work: advertising to monkeys
Apr 26, 2008 — John Horgan & Michael Shellenberger
Michael’s (award-winning!) book, “Break Through”
Why the private sector can’t stop global warming on its own
Which presidential candidates are good for the environment?
Good riddance to nostalgia for the hunter-gatherer
How fear of an eco-disaster can make you buy an SUV
The trouble with Al Gore
Apr 19, 2008 — John Horgan & George Johnson
John Wheeler’s quasi-mystical scientific brilliance…
…vs. Wheeler’s right-wing, bomb-loving ways
John’s interview-archives project makes its big debut
George reveals his Freudian style of interviewing
Tobacco lobbyists and creationists: the hidden connection
John stands up for Ben Stein
Apr 12, 2008 — Carl Zimmer & George Johnson
How Gary got hooked on the mind
Noam Chomsky meets the genome
What’s a kluge?
Why we couldn’t speak the perfect language
How our design flaws might explain why many of us are nuts
Practical advice for the owner of a klugey mind
Apr 5, 2008 — John Horgan & George Johnson
Nutcase stabs new-age scientist at conference in Santa Fe
Lawsuit claims particle accelerator could destroy the universe
George’s new book, “The Ten Most Beautiful Experiments”
How music might have helped Galileo understand gravity
The perfectly sensible idea of phlogiston
Why bother seeking unification in science?
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