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  • Magazine Declares the Death of Free Will

    Magazine Declares the Death of Free Will0

    Does free will exist? Even if it does not, we’re better off believing it does. So argues philosopher, writer, and erstwhile diplomat Stephen Cave, in the June issue of The Atlantic. But does that even make sense? That depends on how one defines ‘free will’—a question which Cave addresses only obliquely, and to which I

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  • Should Boys be Encouraged to Live Dangerously?

    Should Boys be Encouraged to Live Dangerously?0

    When I was a child, my father regaled me with tales of how he and his friends once formed “The Boys Army” and spent their days creating original inventions and stockpiling weapons in their homemade fort in the woods. As with many forms of play, the thrill came not so much from fighting the “enemy,”

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  • Can You Define These Winning Scripps Spelling Bee Words?

    Can You Define These Winning Scripps Spelling Bee Words?0

    Over the last ten decades, students from all over the United States have made their way to the Scripps National Spelling Bee. In most cases, only one winner walks away with the prize after spelling a little-known word. And in most cases, the rest of us walk away scratching our heads over the definition of

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  • Psychologist: Having Children Makes Us Unhappy, Kills Romance

    Psychologist: Having Children Makes Us Unhappy, Kills Romance0

    Dreaming of getting married, having children, and living happily ever after. You might be in for a rude awakening, according to psychologist Matthew D. Johnston. Johnston, the Director of the Marriage and Family Studies Laboratory at Binghamton University in New York, surveyed decades of research on the psychological effects of raising children and shared his

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  • An Italian Surgeon Preps to Perform Head Transplants

    An Italian Surgeon Preps to Perform Head Transplants0

    Italian transplant surgeon Dr Sergio Canavero wants to perform head transplants. He was recently interviewed by Barry Morgan on CJAD 800 Montreal Radio and said he was hoping to carry out the surgery in China, before the end of 2017. He explained that when the spinal cord of a rat is cut, rather than crushed

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  • Should Women Be Subject to the Draft?

    Should Women Be Subject to the Draft?0

    A recent amendment to the House’s annual defense authorization bill would require women to register for the draft as well as men. Not surprisingly, this issue is one which is hotly contested. The amendment barely survived the committee vote (32-30), and the amendment could be removed from the bill long before it passes the House

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