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The “Big Lie” is a degenerate research program

January 6, 2022 / Leave a comment

Scientists are concerned with the progress of research programs. A research program that doesn’t make progress in understanding the phenomena it studies wastes valuable professional time and resources. It also is a sink of resources that could be better spent improving the human condition. However, most research programs that don’t progress are unlikely to actively […]

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“Social spacing”, not “social distancing”: Deepening connections while staying safe

March 12, 2020 / 29 Comments on “Social spacing”, not “social distancing”: Deepening connections while staying safe

As the SARS-CoV-2 virus spreads across the globe to create the COVID-19 pandemic, people have been requested to stay out of public spaces and reduce interpersonal contact to reduce the transmission of the virus. This process has the unfortunate name of “social distancing“, which has connotations of removing one’s self socially and emotionally as well […]

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#BlackLivesMatter, #BlueLivesMatter, and radical empathy

July 15, 2016 / Leave a comment

Empathy is a multifaceted beast, and it can get us into trouble when social upheavals strike. There’s a bunch of measures of empathy, but many of them make a distinction between cognitive empathy (being able to think like someone else) and emotional or affective empathy (being able to feel like someone else).  Within cognitive empathy, […]

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