Guest Thinkers — August 16, 2010

Get Ready for More Borat Atheism

A weekly newsletter featuring the biggest ideas from the smartest people

Sigh. More of the same self-defeating sophomoric rants against religion coming to a theater soon.

It’s an embarrassing time to be an atheist in America.

A weekly newsletter featuring the biggest ideas from the smartest people

Charles bridge in prague, czech republic.

Neuropsych

An untold story of LSD psychotherapy in communist Czechoslovakia

Uncovering the story of Milan Hausner, the Sadská clinic, and LSD psychotherapy behind the Iron Curtain.

A silhouette of a person experiencing a near-death encounter in front of a fire.

Neuropsych

Can near-death experiences prove the afterlife?

Millions of people have had a near-death experience, and it often leads them to believe in an afterlife. Does this count as good proof?

The Learning Curve

4 key strategies for great conversations

Many conversations start awkwardly and derail from there, but a few simple techniques can put them back on track.

An old black and white photo of a man practicing phrenology on a bust.

Neuropsych

The lies that skulls told us

The pseudoscience phrenology swept the popular imagination, and its practitioners made a mint preying on prejudices, gullibility, and misinformation.

A Strauss-Howe inspired painting depicting the bond between a woman and a boy.

The Past

Strauss-Howe generational theory: Is revolution coming to America?

An influential series of books argues that the history of the world is the history of generations. Is it right?

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