Review of “The Shallows: What the Internet is doing to our Brains”
If you are an average web-surfer, chances are you will spend about 10 seconds looking at this article. Those of you who stick around for a little longer will probably... Read more.
The Question of ‘Bioethics’
“Three generations of imbeciles are enough.” – Supreme Court decision Buck vs. Bell Carrie Buck was 17 when she was forced to enter the Virginia State... Read more.
A Review of Adrian Owen’s “Into the Gray Zone: A Neuroscientist Explores the Border Between Life and Death”
Imagine that you could communicate with someone in a coma. What kinds of questions would you ask? Maybe you would ask if they had memory of their life before the... Read more.
A Lesson in Para Bellum: Knight of the Long Knives
History does not repeat itself, but it rhymes. – Mark Twain Si vis pacem, para bellum – If you want peace, prepare for war. This weekend marks the 83rd anniversary... Read more.
The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence
As a mathematician, my field of research rarely brings me into contact with controversial ethical topics. However, recent developments in the area of Artificial... Read more.