The Roman sage Marcus Aurelius said we should never let the future disturb us. But then he never had a conversation with the futurologist Nick Bostrom about the state of the world in 2050. “There’s a ...

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In his Introduction to Psychology, the father of psychology as a scientific discipline, Wihlem Wundt, wrote that “This science has to investigate the facts of consciousness, its combinations and ...

In an earlier blog post about Christopher Nolan's latest blockbuster movie, Interstellar, I lauded the film for its ambition, its visuals     and the strong performances of its cast.