Guest Thinkers — August 16, 2010

Colbert on Obama’s Elitism

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Satire at its best, decoding the label “elitist” as applied to Barack Obama. As Colbert puts it: “Let’s face it, Obama is not an average Joe like me and David Brooks!”

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The Future

A dozen reasons to read Peter Leyden at this critical juncture in history

The latest from Peter Leyden’s “The Great Progression: 2025 to 2050”, an essay series published by Freethink.

Starts With A Bang

Hidden variable alternative to quantum spookiness fails

Do we actually live in a deterministic Universe, despite quantum physics? An alternative, non-spooky interpretation has now been ruled out.

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The Present

A new vision for the advancement of humanity

The world needs a moral defense of progress based in humanism and agency.

Thinking

A philosopher’s case against death

The acceptance of death is deeply embedded in our culture; it’s time to overthrow that idea.

High Culture

Does science fiction shape the future?

Six visionary science fiction authors on the social impact of their work.

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