Did you hear about the genetically altered bacteria that can eat garbage and poop oil?

Suppose a genie appeared and offered to give you regular access to all the things you desire. Let's say that in your case it includes golfing, exotic traveling, eating ice cream, and having a great career. The genie's only catch is that he gets to...

Yesterday I blogged that beauty is nothing more than our recognition of functions that are related to current or past survival. Many of you chimed in with counterexamples and arguments. I will address them here. Q. Music is beautiful. Where's the...

Researchers tell us that we find other humans beautiful when those hotties appear as if they could produce healthy offspring. In other words, our minds translate the perception of species survival utility into the perception of beauty. I wonder if...

It's hard to be a teenager and get away with anything these days. Parents can determine from the phone bill who the teens have texted and when. Parents can even read the teen's text messages if the phone is left unattended. Parents can see e-mail...

Recently I was thinking about the typical pathway to democracy. It seems to me the usual pattern goes something like this: A dictator rules a bunch of uneducated idiots.The dictator realizes he needs smarter citizens to compete with other...