Tag: prestige
“Friends with Francis”: How Institutions Devolve
Among the temptations we face as humans, friendship — otherwise such a wonderful thing — doesn’t get the attention it deserves.
John West: Science’s Debt to Intelligent Design Is Not Just in the Past — But Today
The God hypothesis… Where have I heard that phrase, used by columnist Ross Douthat, before?
Pressure, Propaganda, and Persecution through Mimesis
French philosopher René Girard discovered something new, new but very old, about human behavior.
Against the Tide: When Scientists Stray from Science
Lennox: “Stephen Hawking was a brilliant mathematician and a genius. But he had no idea about philosophy.”
“Fearless”: Princeton Mathematician Sergiu Klainerman on Berlinski’s Human Nature
“The man is fearless in pursuing lines of reasoning that are considered taboo by current standards.”