Philosophers and fools articles
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Crossword roundup: to fool or not to fool?
How committed are puzzles to providing extra tricks on April Fools’ Day?In the sample clues below, the links take you to explainers from our beginners series. The setter’s name often links to an interview with him or her, in case you feel like getting to know these people better.Last year, late in April, we looked at 2023’s April Fools’ puzzles and noted something cheering. After years of apparent April Fools’ fatigue, setters had found still new ways of adding extra misdirection and short-lived...
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Philosopher Nick Bostrom's predictions on life in an AI utopia
In 1954, psychologist Muzafer Sherif engineered a tribal war between two groups of 11-year-old boys in two camps inside Robbers Cave State Park, Oklahoma. They were given tasks, rewards, and objectives — the kind of thing that would be prime-time reality TV these days. Before long, the two camps had established tribal identities. They had their own culture, norms, and behavioral standards. They were The Eagles and The Rattlers. And, other than a few insults and scowls, the two camps lived in...
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Wake up, Black voters– don’t let the lies fool you
Black voters have traditionally been the largest and most loyal voting bloc for Democrats, but recent polls show that 17 percent of Black voters would vote for Trump in 2020 and 20% would vote for someone other than Trump or President Biden.