Guest Thinkers — February 16, 2011

OLPC: Give one, get one

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I’m with Wesley. When I got the news that the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) program was starting a ‘Give one, get one’ initiative, I immediately e-mailed my wife, “This is what I want for Christmas!“

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Starts With A Bang

Why “incompleteness” matters in theoretical physics

Physicists just can’t leave an incomplete theory alone; they try to repair it. When nature is kind, it can lead to a major breakthrough.

A group of cult members dressed in white participating in an outdoor gathering or ceremony under a partly cloudy sky.

Thinking

Are religions simply cults that have gone mainstream?

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An AI-generated illustration of a man sitting at a desk, accompanied by thought-provoking poetry.

Thinking

Can AI write authentic poetry?

Cognitive psychologist and poet Keith Holyoak explores whether artificial intelligence could ever achieve poetic authenticity.

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Workplace “aporia”: How to handle unresolvable arguments

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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.

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