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  • Are These Strange Star Signals Evidence of Alien Intelligence?

    Are These Strange Star Signals Evidence of Alien Intelligence?0

    Two astronomers from the Université Laval in Quebec say they discovered unusual spectral emanation while studying a set of stars in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. In a recently published paper, the authors suggested this “spectral modulation” could be the work of aliens manipulating starlight to contact other civilizations. The signals cannot be caused by

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  • Are These 20 Basic Skills in Danger of Extinction?

    Are These 20 Basic Skills in Danger of Extinction?0

    If teenagers today need to locate something on Google Maps, no problem. If they need to locate something using a traditional map, they’re probably screwed. Skills such as being able to read a map or start a fire were once considered essential for everyday life. Now, however, possession of these skills is increasingly rare. A

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  • Are there people who feel no remorse?

    Are there people who feel no remorse?0

    Everyone has a conscience. But most psychologists think that people with “antisocial personality disorder” don’t. For example, Robert D. Hare, a Canadian expert on psychopaths and the author of Without Conscience: The Disturbing World of the Psychopaths Among Us, says they are “completely lacking in conscience and feelings for others,” so that they “selfishly take

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  • Are There Any Limits to Illegal Immigration?

    Are There Any Limits to Illegal Immigration?0

    The U.S.-Mexican border is essentially wide open. Why? Because there is a general expectation in Mexico and Latin America that American immigration law is unenforced. Or it is so bizarre that simple illegal entry almost always ensures temporary legal residence, pending an asylum hearing. A scheduled asylum hearing, in turn, is seen by border crossers

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  • Are There ‘Moral Absolutes’?

    Are There ‘Moral Absolutes’?0

    • March 8, 2016

    In a post last weekend, I argued that teleological moral theory, while understandably popular, falls short in two ways: It asks us to play God, and would license any horrible act when that would seem to contribute to overall human well-being. Deontological theories—from the Greek deon, meaning “duty”?—address these problems. Broadly speaking, deontological theories entail

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  • Are the US and China Stumbling Toward an ‘Islands War’?

    Are the US and China Stumbling Toward an ‘Islands War’?0

    In a diplomatic coup, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced a deal last week with the U.K. and U.S. to have those Anglo-American allies help build a nuclear-powered submarine fleet for Australia. A $66 billion French deal to provide Canberra with diesel electric-powered submarines, among the largest defense contracts Paris had ever negotiated, was blown off.

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