"The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command." — George Orwell. Imagine watching someone on TV, perhaps a public ...

Is there really such a thing as human nature? The answer lies between two old extremes, and getting it right shapes how we face AI, authoritarianism, and climate.

There's a Mitch Hedberg joke about slipcovers. The punchline—roughly—is that people are called to “forget everything they ...

One thought he was getting to know “Eliza” and was robbed of his life savings. The other was trafficked to a scam compound, ...