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Maarten Boudry

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Maarten Boudry is a philosopher of science and current holder of the Etienne Vermeersch Chair of Critical Thinking at Ghent University. His most recent book is Science Unlimited? On the Challenges of Scientism, co-edited with Massimo Pigliucci. He published more than 40 papers in academic journals, and several popular books in Dutch on critical thinking, illusions and moral progress.

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Coronavirus Should Not Distract Us From Fighting Other, Deadlier Diseases

If influenza viruses could think, right now they would undoubtedly be wondering: What the hell is going on with our hosts? They used to be so gregarious and touchy-feely, but…

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Think Before You Give: Charity Should Be More Rational and Less Emotional

When I was a kid, my little sister and I sold calendars door to door to raise money for Haiti. They were nice, too: shiny paper and beautiful full-color photos of…

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Why We All Love Minorities (and Want to Be One)

Who wants to belong to a minority? Who wants to feel left out or marginalized, merely because you are different from the mainstream, or because you hold unpopular views? Who…

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The Magic Three-Letter Word

One day when I was in elementary school, I asked my teacher if he believed in God. For weeks, he had been telling us all these nice stories about Yahweh…

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Maarten Boudry

Coronavirus Should Not Distract Us From Fighting Other, Deadlier Diseases

Think Before You Give: Charity Should Be More Rational and Less Emotional

Why We All Love Minorities (and Want to Be One)

The Magic Three-Letter Word

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