3+ hour, 30+ min ago  (641+ words) The buck stops with us." This is the ultimate conclusion of Spencer Klavan's lead essay for this forum, and thus far, we very much agree. Humanity is in a position to shape the development and diffusion of artificial intelligence (AI)....

2+ mon, 3+ hour ago  (660+ words) I have been grateful for the favorable chatter my new book, The Primate Myth: Why the Latest Science Leads Us To a New Theory of Human Nature, has generated in both scientific and literary circles. Larry Arnhart, reviewing it for…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (535+ words) Most evolutionary biologists today accept a slightly altered version of this taxonomy. Humans are primates, and within that order, humans belong to the Hominidae Family that includes the great apes'orangutans, gorillas, chimpanzees, and bonobos. Humans seem to be closest to…...