“A bold new way of tackling poverty that’s about dignity, not dependence and choice, not charity.” When I first read that on Acumen.org, I thought beyond poverty. I asked myself, “If dignity is about...
Earlier this month, Samuel Arbesman argued in Wired that the world needs more generalists, dabblers and polymaths. He notes (and he’s certainly not the first to note) that the body of scientific and...
Forget about New Year’s resolutions. How about a New Year’s to-do list? Maybe it’s just a matter of semantics, but making a list of what you want to accomplish financially could be a great way to...
The statement “I am a liar” has befuddled beginning philosophy students for ever. If true, it’s false; if false, it’s true. No way out. But this trap is more than just pesky logic. It also presents...