Decline and Promise
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…
A forthcoming class conflict
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…
Anatomy of Naivety
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…
The Boundaries of Advantage
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…
Beauty and Ambition
In the Czech Republic, it has happened that a beautiful young woman, around twenty years old, has become a member of parliament for the Pirate Party. Foolish, but attractive. A…
Sharpened by Disagreement
When I first began working with ChatGPT about two years ago, I was irritated by what struck me as its liberal tilt—something it hardly tries to conceal. Over time, however,…