July 21, 2019

Have we reached peak politicization?

In UC Berkeley’s Great Good Magazine, Zaid Jilani and Jeremy Adam Smith ask, why is there so much polarization in the world? Maybe it has something to do with our desire to politicize everything. And when I say everything, I mean everything....

July 19, 2019

Portland and the Evolution of Mob Rule

Imagine that you are an alien.  You have just touched down on Planet Earth, and you are eager to familiarize yourself with Portland, Oregon.  Why Portland?  It doesn't matter. You check out Portlandia, the sketch ...

July 14, 2019

Medical Professionals and Malpractice: The Dangers of Sleep Deprivation

In the words of the acclaimed writer JoJo Jensen, “Without enough sleep, we all become tall two-year-olds.” Many scientists have pondered the question of why sleep is of such vital importance. From an evolutionary perspective, it would...

July 8, 2019

Antifa: Role Playing Cowards

In our hectic, everyday lives, many of us focus so heavily on work and family commitments that we neglect the idea of play. Somewhere between childhood and adulthood, dear reader, you probably stopped playing. Today, when we somehow manage to carve o...

July 6, 2019

The Evolution of Homo Censorious

The evolutionary process led to the emergence of anatomically modern humans, beginning with the evolutionary history of primates -- in particular genus Homo -- and leading to the emergence of Homo sapiens as a distinct species of ...

June 20, 2019

Is Boris Johnson unserious enough to be the next British prime minister?

  In the movie Men in Black, Arquillians, a civilization of tiny aliens, live among the earthlings.  They remain hidden in the heads of androids with human form.  Much of their energy goes toward operating the mechanical h...

June 17, 2019

Rethinking hero status: Was Martin Luther King, Jr. a monster?

César Chávez once declared, "History will judge societies and governments — and their institutions — not by how big they are or how well they serve the rich and the powerful, but by how effectively they respond to the n...