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A very good read because it makes a valid point we need to learn. As I would say, there is no instinct for war, and we do not realize the psyche continues to evolve. With human efforts, we can evolve past the selfishness of "Me" ego to an era of peace.

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Anthropologist Brian Ferguson pushes back hard against the claim that war is innate and hence inevitable. johnhorgan.org/cross-check/...

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Should those of us alarmed by what's happening run, resist or hunker down and pretend everything's gonna be okay? My thoughts. johnhorgan.org/cross-check/...

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Come hear ultra-talented science writer Ferris Jabr give a zoom talk Wednesday Feb. 26, 3-4 EST, on his dazzling book "Becoming Earth: How Our Planet Came to Life." Info and link here: www.stevens.edu/events/is-ou...

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Remember the race-and-gender-transcending band Sly and the Family Stone? Wonder what happened to it? The fantastic new doc "Sly Lives!" tell the story of Sly's brilliant rise and tragic fall. tv.apple.com/us/movie/sly...

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When I interviewed Noam Chomsky in 2018, he called Trump and his Republican enablers "criminally insane." That label strikes me as even more apt today. johnhorgan.org/cross-check/...

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Militarism "warps the moral and political imagination. It dims our empathy for one another" and for other species. No shit. From NYT. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/o...

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A trait that a former girlfriend called "The Coldness" helps me get through dark times: johnhorgan.org/cross-check/...

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A girlfriend accused me of gaslighting her, but I was gaslighting myself. Here's the story, which bears on current affairs. johnhorgan.org/cross-check/...

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Brilliant debate between proponent of loop-space theory of quantum gravity and string fanatic: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCqg...

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Was physicist Steven Weinberg too brutally honest for the good of his own field? You can decide after reading this profile of Weinberg, which is based on my 1995 interview with him. johnhorgan.org/cross-check/...

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Are we approaching "The End of Insight"? A riff on math, science and AI. With original artwork! johnhorgan.org/cross-check/...

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Thanks.

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Just spent 6 days in Costa Rica, where I encountered marvels, mysteries and monsters. johnhorgan.org/cross-check/...

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Yeah, I like that one too.

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I admit to not understanding the first thing about physics, other than if I spill coffee it messes up the rug, but John has a brilliant way to write about complex science that helps me to understand more than a wasted cup of coffee:

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In 1991, Edward Witten told me that string theory is too beautiful to be wrong. Here is my profile of the man said to be one of the greatest physicists ever. johnhorgan.org/cross-check/...

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In my first column of 2025, I try to say What It Is, which turns out to be a little tricky. johnhorgan.org/cross-check/...

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Asked in 2012 about my book "The End of War," Jimmy Carter said ending war is a "possibility," but he warned that the US is the world's biggest "warmonger." johnhorgan.org/cross-check/...

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Dropping acid might help you "understand" Wittgenstein's cryptic work Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus. johnhorgan.org/cross-check/...

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Why does an unbeliever celebrate religious holidays? I try to explain here. johnhorgan.org/cross-check/...

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Played my first hockey game of the season yesterday. 5 guys against 6 for 2 hours, black ice, pond deep in the woods of Fahnestock Park. Here's the twisty backstory: johnhorgan.org/cross-check/...

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My daughter Skye came to Hoboken to help me get a Christmas tree. Here's the story. johnhorgan.org/cross-check/...

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Do you get melancholy this time of year? I do. I wrote this column to coax myself into a better mood. johnhorgan.org/cross-check/...

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Can quantum mechanics provide us with true comprehension of the world or merely power, without deeper understanding? | https://buff.ly/41irZBs @jhorganism.bsky.social explores further in his article. #science #philsci #quantummechanics

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I was writing in my journal, trying to lay out the backstory of a recent event, and I started wondering: what counts as a "backstory," anyway? johnhorgan.org/cross-check/...

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A wonderful tribute to philosophical anarchist Paul Feyerabend, who predicted my divorce. www.experimental-history.com/p/the-anarch...

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My thoughts on a toy model of quantum behavior, the particle in a box. johnhorgan.org/cross-check/...

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I love telling my students about the Omega Point theory, a conjecture about the ultimate end of the cosmos. I just posted a Q&A with physicist Frank Tipler, who insists that the theory is not "bunk." johnhorgan.org/cross-check/...

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Woke science writer's take on Thanksgiving: johnhorgan.org/cross-check/...

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This makes my day, knowing @laurahelmuth.bsky.social has not been silenced.

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Been feeling lots of gladsadness lately. johnhorgan.org/cross-check/...

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Last month, seeking a distraction from reality, I started reading "Infinite Jest," the 1000-plus-page novel by David Foster Wallace. I'm almost done, here's my take on the damn thing: johnhorgan.org/cross-check/...

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Thanks, I'm sure @laurahelmuth.bsky.social appreciates this support.

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Thanks Brendan.

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My desperate attempt to see things in a positive light: johnhorgan.org/cross-check/...

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I just posted a column deploring Scientific American's loss of its courageous, progressive editor, Laura Helmuth. This is a sad day for science journalism. johnhorgan.org/cross-check/...

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I write articles and books about science, philosophy, mysticism, etc. Just came over here from X, looking for friends.

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