Dear George, We are very excited to announce a new chapter in the future of the Methuselah Foundation, and in our collective efforts to figh...

This article was originally published on August 12, 2006. George W. Bush has caused quite a row with his recent ‘ Islamic fascism ’ remark....

Left-wing intellectual icon Michael Ignatieff has taken the helm of the federal Liberal party in Canada. Given the current political crisis...

The year is almost over, which means it's time for my annual ranking of the year's top albums. As usual, I do my best to sample musi...

The New York Times takes a look at two new books about the history and future of nuclear weapons proliferation : " The Nuclear Express...

Technology Review wonders if we should use brain boosters . Their article is in reaction to a recent Nature commentary, " Towards res...

Via Neatorama .

A proposed city in South Korea, Gwanggyo, will feature hill-shaped buildings, with hedges planted on the terraces and roofs, to improve vent...

A U.S. bi-partisan commission is warning that the world will "more likely than not" face a terrorist attack using nuclear or biolo...

What do you get when you put a federalist, a socialist and a separatist in the same room? Well, if you're in Canada you get a ruling coa...

Last week’s economic status report from the federal Conservatives was too good to be true. Now, that’s not to suggest that the Tories presen...

For a guy who declared the ' end of history ' nearly 20 years ago, political scientist Francis Fukuyama has a lot to say about the ...

" After hearing Barack Obama's speech in Berlin, and noting the degree of excitement and hope that he generated throughout many cou...

First ever open thread on Sentient Developments . You know what to do; go ahead and comment on anything you like. What are your current thou...

Earlier this year, James Hughes, executive director of the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies (IEET), spoke in Tempe Arizona at...

William Saletan of Slate has been covering the progress of the drone war in Pakistan. He notes, "Pakistan has become the world's f...

The CBC 's Jesse Brown points out that there are three things that suck about being Canadian right now : Last week the CRTC sided with ...

This book by Elvin T. Lim looks interesting: The Anti-Intellectual Presidency: The Decline of Presidential Rhetoric from George Washington t...

Over 100 dead in Mumbai and the death toll is expected to rise. Terrorists have struck yet again -- and for what? What is it exactly that th...