TKIN: Philosopher Encounters Modern Life

There was a commentroversy in the NYT recently over whether it matters that decaf coffee may have small amounts of carcinogens. The article ...

In the most recent phase of my life, a constant source of unhappiness for me has been about accomplishment: what am I doing, and why am I no...

Life before the internet: what was it like? I'm often surprised by how difficult it is for me to recall the textural experience. I don...

When the Hunger Games prequel opened with a narrator from the Capitol, I was like -- "genius!" Finally some literature engaging mo...

One of the great cognitive dissonances of modern life is the clash between the metaphors of "the Cloud" and the reality of materia...

I was at a conference last week where I encountered the idea of self-discrepancy theory, which somehow I had never heard of before. In the ...

I was at a talk recently by a computer scientist, and the speaker ended on an ominous note, explaining that she does everything she can to k...

Gothamist reported on Wednesday that some student protesters as NYU were being required complete "modules in a 49-page Ethos Integrity...

I wear a lot of athleisure-wear -- because I like the way it look and fits, because it lasts forever, and because I do, in fact, engage in a...

It took me a long time to realize that there are people who not only believe that human social life is determined by a few, simple, underlyi...