Download this episode (right click and save) “Stop Progress?” After thousands of years of little progress, human achievement took off in the 1700s with the…

Are these really enlightened times? C'mon! - Energy Stew interview with Jason Gregory

A groundbreaking study published has found that high-quality birth-to-five programs for disadvantaged children can deliver a 13% per child, per year return on investment through better…

“The Beginning of Infinity.” What are the sources of knowledge and science? In his brilliant book “The Beginning of Infinity: Explanations that Transform the World”…

“Becoming Creative.” Most of the books about creativity are about mastery, not creativity. Creativity begins with mastering existing traditions, but then goes on to overthrow…

Geologists are convinced that humans have left a mark upon the planet that will detectable millions of years from now. Long after human civilisation has…

“This is what democracy looks like” goes the popular protest chant.  However, it’s not democracy that captures the imagination, provides answers, and drives today’s resistance …

Back when we got basic information from encyclopedias instead of Wikipedia, politicians were at the mercy of the encyclopedia-writers' particular biases. Take the 1911 edition…

Ed Snowden is right. We have lost too many of our freedoms. What the hell happened? The United States has entered its third great era…

Whether you look at superhero-besotted Hollywood, the clothes alleged grownups wear in public, or the spread of video games out of the suburban family room,…