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Hollywood’s Apocalypse Obsession Ignores Reality

On his immensely popular HBO show last Friday, the host of Real Time with Bill Maher observed, “Not every movie set in the future has to be a super clean utopia or a smoldering post apocalypse.” “Isn’t there something in between?” he asked. “It’s always either the earth is a giant Apple store or Burning Man…

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The Neuroscience of Political Decision-Making

All human accomplishments and advancements come from the results of thought. Science, technology, and political ideas come from the same source: human intellect. However, despite this amazing capacity to sort things out, create, and innovate, our brains can also be imperfect, biased, and flawed. The human brain is a fallible, malleable, and limited operating tool…