Opinion

A man signs a banner against guns as mourners pay tribute at a memorial on Feb. 25 for the victims of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.

3 Ways To Elevate The Debate About Guns

by Tania Lombrozo

Understanding the authority of science means, when it comes to factual claims, intuitions and gut feelings won't cut it — whichever side of the political aisle they come from, says Tania Lombrozo.
At Davos, Yuval Harari suggests that we are in our third grand revolution — the control of data.

Biometric Data And The Rise Of Digital Dictatorship

by Marcelo Gleiser

As historian and author Yuval Harari suggests, market forces and investor greed will keep moving the data revolution forward. But there are balancing forces to this onslaught, says Marcelo Gleiser.
Sci-fi writer William Gibson says the best way to imagine new technologies and how they could affect society is not through current expertise but by talking to "either artists or criminals."

Artists And Criminals: On The Cutting Edge Of Tech

by Laura Sydell

Sci-fi authors like William Gibson foresaw what the Internet would bring. Inspired by their visions, NPR's Laura Sydell set out to see what artists and criminals think about and do with technology.
Starting from the assumption that you are wrong may help push scientific research forward, says Tania Lombrozo.

A New Goal: Aim To Be Less Wrong

by Tania Lombrozo

When beginning from the assumption that you are wrong, a criticism may be easier to construe as a helpful pointer, says psychologist Tania Lombrozo.