The New Untouchables
A few days ago, it happened that a woman of about fifty—an astonishingly empathetic and highly effective phone representative—was proclaimed the corporate equivalent of the old socialist work champions. She…
A few days ago, it happened that a woman of about fifty—an astonishingly empathetic and highly effective phone representative—was proclaimed the corporate equivalent of the old socialist work champions. She…
It has been nearly ten years since a study first drew attention by showing that infidelity was more common among people in their sixties than among the young. The finding…
On Saturday I took part in a long discussion with Professor Hořejší, the longtime director of the Institute of Molecular Genetics. In a small group, we discussed a range of…
Predictions about how many jobs artificial intelligence will eliminate have already become part of everyday life. Hardly a day passes without some new claim about who will no longer be…
In his textbook on critical thinking, David Hunter argues that only such an approach can be called reasonable in which I can clearly describe how I arrived at a given…
When we grow indignant over vast class differences and the related disparities in life chances, we should see them in context. Yes, the rich live longer on average, enjoy better…