The quote came from an essay titled "Real Patriots Ask Questions," which Sagan co-authored with Ann Druyan, his widow and frequent collaborator. What's Undetermined Because of the nature of the ...

Welcome to 2011! I'm honored that TNC has invited me back to kick off the week and the new year with my favorite merry band of reader-commenters in all of Internetland. For those of you who didn't get ...

The Internet is teeming with crazies, jerks, and blowhards; and in online forums, debaters are full of passionate intensity. Peruse the comments area on any popular blog, and you’ll find more ...

In an era of “post-truth” and “truthiness,” it can be hard to defend the common-sense belief that reality exists independently of how people think about it. Skepticism about reality comes in many ...

I am never so happy to have done a degree in philosophy as when I am listening to one of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speeches. Philosophy programs train you to detect logical fallacies ...

Two new books argue for doing away with the rich. Not in the Pol Pot sense of murdering them all, for the writers—a Dutch professor of ethics and the director of a left-wing British think-tank—are ...

Broadwood Partners, L.P. and its affiliates commented on the investor presentation issued by Alcon Inc. (ALC) regarding its proposed acquisition of STAAR Surgical Company (STAA). Broadwood, which owns ...

Scientist and educator Carl Sagan once said, "The cure for a fallacious argument is a better argument, not the suppression of ideas." Rating: Mostly True (About this rating?) What's True: The quote ...