Matt Ridley

Do We Need Faith To Believe In Progress?

Andrew Z. Cohen | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Mysticism, Matt Ridley, Spiritual Teacher, The Economist, Consciousness, Earth Day, Peter Diamendes, Gps-Soul, Evolutionary Enlightenment, Andrew Cohen, Steven Kotler, Steven Pinker, Faith, Spirituality, Religion News
Andrew Z. Cohen

When it comes to telling us how to relate to some of our biggest global challenges, I wonder if the most spiritually enlightened among us might be missing the boat right now.

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8 Surprising Facts To Put The Nature Vs. Nurture Debate To Rest

Scott Barry Kaufman, Ph.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Dna, Matt Ridley, Eric Turkheimer, Nature vs Nurture, Epigenetics, Biology, Nature Versus Nurture, Science, Judith Rich Harris, Parenting, Twin Studies, Genes, Twins, Jr., Thomas J. Bouchard, Heritability, Parents, University of Minnsota, Healthy Living News
Scott Barry Kaufman, Ph.D.

I teamed up with the well-known developmental psychologist David S. Moore to list eight facts about genes, twin studies and the heritability statistic that may come as a surprise to many people, even biologists!

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Down with Doom: How the World Keeps Defying the Predictions of Pessimists

Matt Ridley | Posted 05.25.2011

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Matt Ridley

When I was a student, in the 1970s, the world was coming to an end. The adults told me so.

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These Are the Good Old Days

Michael Shermer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Matt Ridley, Clean Air, Progress, Wealth, Economics, The Progress Paradox, The Origin of Wealth, Gregg Easterbrook, Prosperity, Eric Beinhocker, The Rational Optimist, World News
Michael Shermer

Despite the relative gloom and doom brought about by the 2008 recession, and the recent downturn of the market and the meltdown and bailout of Greece,...

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Libertarian Madness

Ben Cohen | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ben Cohen

As a free market ideologue, Matt Ridley should embrace the death of a bad idea -- it is natures way of saying "sorry buddy, you're wrong."

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