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Mind & Human Nature

What we know of ourselves in a scientific age — and what we don’t

Read the Editors’ Introduction
Embodiment •
Consciousness •
Artificial Intelligence •
Neuroscience •
Psychology •
Materialism •
Human Sexuality •
All

Symposium | Summer 2004

Summer 2004

Internet Pornography: An Exchange

The End of Obscenity
The Pornography Culture

Special Report | Summer 2015

Summer 2015

The Threat of Human Cloning

Ethics, Recent Developments, and the Case for Action
Executive Summary
Members of the Witherspoon Council
Preface: Cloning Then and Now
Part One: Scientific and Historical Background
Part Two: The Case Against Cloning-to-Produce-Children
Part Three: The Case Against Cloning-for-Biomedical-Research
Part Four: Cloning Policy in the United States
Part Five: Recommendations
Appendix: State Laws on Human Cloning

Symposium

Human Uniqueness in the Cosmos

Are we an insignificant speck?
Searching for Other Earths
Meaning in a Silent Universe
The Fine-Tuning of Nature’s Laws

Special Report

Sexualidad y género: Conclusiones de la Biología, la Psicología y las Ciencias Sociales

Prefacio
Resumen ejecutivo
Introducción
Primera parte: Orientación sexual
Segunda parte: Sexualidad, indicadores de salud mental y estrés social
Tercera parte: Identidad de género
Conclusión
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Review | Winter 2020

Winter 2020

  • Stefan Beck

Do We Want Dystopia?

On nightmare tech as the fulfillment of warped desire

From: Available in Audio

Stefan Beck

Essay | Fall 2019

Fall 2019

  • Alan Rubenstein

Custodians of the Body

Our organ donation regime strikes the right balance between generosity to the living and respect for the dead.

Alan Rubenstein

Review | Fall 2019

Fall 2019

  • Charles T. Rubin

The Ancients’ Tech Anxiety

On the shallowness of reading mythology as sci-fi

Charles T. Rubin

Special Report | Fall 2016

Fall 2016

Sexuality and Gender

Findings from the Biological, Psychological, and Social Sciences
Preface
Executive Summary
Introduction
Part One: Sexual Orientation
Part Two: Sexuality, Mental Health Outcomes, and Social Stress
Part Three: Gender Identity
Conclusion
Errata
Frequently Asked Questions

Special Issue | Winter 2017

Winter 2017

Information, Matter, and Life

Why Information Matters
The Limits of Information
The Time of Our Lives
What Is It Like to Know?
Evolution and the Purposes of Life
The Use and Abuse of ‘Information’ in Biology
Mind Games
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Essay | Summer 2019

Summer 2019

  • Ian Marcus Corbin

Analog Anchors for the Online Adrift

How Moleskine sells durability to ephemeral selves

Ian Marcus Corbin

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