Naming the Void

Sacred Truths about Names and Naming

Sensationalizing Neuroscience

Don’t judge this article in the Scientific American by its headline: “Neuroscience Coverage: Media Distorts, Bloggers Rule”.  The headline implies that the scholarly research behind the article simply regurgitates the tedious debate about whether journalists or bloggers better serve the interests of truth and balance.  In reality, the report by the researchers at The University College of London raises and answers far more important questions about how the media can distort neuroscience discoveries and engender broad public misperceptions about the human brain and consciousness.

Propheteers: The Future of Wall Street’s False Prophets

Along with legitimate scholars and creative geniuses, the art and science of forecasting has always attracted opportunists eager to exploit people’s anxieties about the inherently uncertain future.  On Wall Street, propheteers today enjoy a fantastically favorable climate for their craft.