The Hidden Power Laws of Ecosystems

As nature scales, complexity gives way to universal law.

The Free-will Scale

Like IQ or EQ, there should be FQ: a freedom quotient to show how much free will we have – and how to get more.

Two Weeks from Today

Whatever Happened to High Culture

An inquest.

Curiosity

How Wealthy People Protect Their Money

Inside the Secretive World of Tax-Avoidance Experts.

George Orwell

Why I Write.

Desire Lines

From Slave Ships to the 9th ward- traveling the hidden paths of history.

Making the Cut

The genetic code now has a workable text editor. Ctrl+X for disease and Ctrl+V for talent.

How ISIS Spread in the Middle East

And how to stop it.

The Happy Lovejoy Comet

As I predicted in The Final Cartwheel.

Beauty

Whither Canada?

Nihilism at last.

The Astronomer and the Witch

How Kepler saved his mother from the stake.

Hitler at Home by Despina Stratigakos, Review

'Splendidly unexpected.'

Sherlock Holmes

Pro and Con.

Paradigms Lost

Science is a dynamic, ongoing reconfiguration of knowledge and must be free to change.

The Needless Complexity of Academic Writing

A new movement strives for simplicity.

Romantic Regimes

Love is different in Russia.

An Owl and his Robot Friend Sing and Dance to The Monster Mash

The Battle of Agincourt

The tale of the common man achieving greatness.

How Friendships Change in Adulthood

Somebody to talk to, someone to depend on, and someone to enjoy. 

Slava of the Arctic

The world's most extreme weatherman.

Facepalm Pilot: Where Technology Meets Stupidity

An Interactive Guide to Ambiguous Grammar.

The Price of the Titanic’s Last-surviving Cracker

The most valuable biscuit in the world.

The Life and Death of an Amazon Warehouse Temp

What the future of low-wage work really looks like.

Who Killed the Liberal Arts?

We are Back

Too much BBQ.