Nick Bostrom and Anders Sandberg (Oxford): The Wisdom of Nature: An Evolutionary Heuristic for Human Enhancement; Nick Bostrom and Toby Ord (Oxford): The Reversal Test: Eliminating Status Quo Bias in Applied Ethics; and an essay on The Future of Humanity. Here's a list of the world’s biggest construction projects. In Web world of 24/7 stress, writers blog till they drop: Professional bloggers toil under physical and emotional stress created by the Internet's around the clock demands. An article on sex and the music factor: Do tunes really turn you on? Glenn Greenwald introduces his new book, Great American Hypocrites: Toppling the Big Myths of Republican Politics. Is it wrong to make intelligent animal slaves? Ronald Bailey investigates. Pornography can be a harmless pleasure or a source of bitter resentment — how do you prevent the XXX explosion from undermining your relationship? Research suggests that college-age men confuse friendly non-verbal cues with cues for sexual interest. Eric Banks reviews Dennis Balk’s Colin De Land, American Fine Arts. Obama-ism without Obama: His campaign shows how a democracy-minded reform movement and community organizing have transformed the Democratic Party. Philosophy is being embraced by a new generation of college students as they try to make sense of a world full of moral dilemmas.
