Preface For almost as long as I have had the privilege of reading, I have read dystopian literature. I started with Fahrenheit 451 and The Martian Chronicles, but I soon rather quickly devoured Brave New World, Animal Farm, and Nineteen Eighty-Four as well as many of the works of Robert Heinlein, Ursula Le Guin, Arthur
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1) “A prudent man should always follow in the path trodden by great men and imitate those who are most excellent.” 2) “One ought to be both feared and loved, but as it is difficult for the two to go together, it is much safer to be feared than loved.” 3) “The Romans never allowed a trouble spot
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The power of the human mind is astonishing. It’s also highly unpredictable. On one hand it is capable of computer-like power; on the other hand, it is at times easily fooled. I’ve always been fascinated by mind puzzles and thought exams that reveal the quirks in human thinking. Below are three puzzles—perhaps you’ve seen one
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If you’re a responsible scientist, you shouldn’t adopt just one worldview. In this age of tolerance and diversity, that ought to be easy to see. Of course you do need to make a few assumptions. You need to assume that there are laws of nature—whatever they turn out to be—and that they are safe generalizations
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In 2004, the North Korean government launched one of the oddest television campaigns in recent history: “Let’s trim our hair in accordance with the socialist lifestyle.” Accompanied by radio and print ads, the five-part TV series urged North Korean men to wear their hair short. State-approved haircuts, the campaign explained, ranged in length from one
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The 2016 election has been marked by contention and wild twists and turns. It has also been marked by a myriad of debates, in which candidates do their best to attack their opponents and set themselves apart from the pack. In this respect, these debates are not much different from the famous Lincoln-Douglas debates which
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