Published on November 6th, 2017 | by Logan Chipkin
Embed from Getty Images Issues of morality are thorny because people disagree on the fundamental precepts. People rank moral values in different orders. Some place individual freedom above all, while others value peace as the paramount …... Read More →
Published on October 19th, 2017 | by Logan Chipkin
Embed from Getty Images While political correctness is typically associated with the left, modern conservatism has its own sacred totems that dare not be criticized. Like its progressive counterparts, the right’s choices of sanctification fit together …... Read More →
Published on October 6th, 2017 | by Logan Chipkin
Embed from Getty Images Social movements of the past were justified in their claims of inequality. The first women’s rights convention at Seneca Falls in 1848 was a step in the right direction, as were the …... Read More →
Published on September 26th, 2017 | by Logan Chipkin
Embed from Getty Images Around 3,000 BCE, written language emerged for the first time in human history. The rise of city-states engendered an ever-growing economy, and people could no longer maintain transactional records solely in their …... Read More →
Published on September 11th, 2017 | by Logan Chipkin
Embed from Getty Images The term ‘meme’ was originally coined by Richard Dawkins in his 1976 seminal book, The Selfish Gene. It was meant as a useful analogy to the gene; a thinking tool to aid …... Read More →
Published on March 26th, 2017 | by Logan Chipkin
Embed from Getty Images On April 22, thousands of scientists and science advocates across the globe will participate in the March for Science. The March’s mission statement emphasizes that the marchers will “unite as a … nonpartisan …... Read More →
Published on March 7th, 2017 | by Logan Chipkin
Embed from Getty Images Godwin’s Law, first articulated by Mike Godwin in 1990, states that as an online discussion grows longer, the likelihood of a Nazi/Hitler comparison also grows. A blend of scientific formulation and comical …... Read More →
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