Guest Thinkers — August 16, 2010

Center for Inquiry Author Attacked in India

HYDERABAD, India – Dozens of Muslim protesters led by three lawmakers attacked an exiled Bangladeshi writer at the release of her book in southern India on Thursday, calling her “anti-Islam,” and telling her to go back to her country.

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The Present

Why do we so consistently underestimate progress?

Three reasons why a radically better future is more likely than we think.

The Future

Electric planes are coming: Get ready for battery-powered flights

Short-hop regional flights could be running on batteries in a few years.

High Culture

50 years ago, an artist convincingly exhibited a fake Iron Age civilization

The artifacts were often made from found objects – an Ivory dish-soap bottle transformed into an earthenware figure.

Strange Maps

One ship in two centuries: the strange tale of the SS Warrimoo

On New Year’s Eve 1899, the captain of this Pacific steamliner sailed into history. Or did he?

The Well

Humans are not “tribal”

From politics to culture, we blame “tribalism” for humanity’s problems. This explanation is entirely wrong.

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