How do we know we’re not living in a simulation like The Matrix?

Prof Dominic Wilkinson & Dr Jonathan Pugh “That is a tragic and distressing situation that we must do everything possible to avoid repeating. First, we should ensure that all those who are high risk have access to vaccination. There are…

Evidence for psychedelic moral bioenhancement Clearly there is much more research to be done before we can draw any solid conclusions here, but if it turned out that psychedelics were effective and safe moral enhancers, what would follow from that?…

How can we correct for this? One way is to make our evidence more representative of what’s going on in the world – de-bias our sample. This probably means avoiding social media sites altogether, or at least editing those we…

There are two situations when a general anaesthetic might be used in dying patients. The first is when other drugs have not worked and the patient is still distressed or in pain. The second is when a patient has only…

His host’s girlfriend had exploded at him, calling him an “incredible pig” for eating 3-4ft of a 6ft sandwich. Alan’s protest that he had brought homemade chicken wings to share (“sort of my specialty”) fell on deaf ears, as did…

Humanism is not new to Australia, however. The Council of Australian Humanist Societies was founded in 1965. But Humanism Australia marks the first time that there has been a national humanist organisation for individuals to join, and which is focused…