Robert Wright's Nonzero

Meet Mark, a rare Trump-supporting academic ... What Trump means for religious liberty ... Dumb things Trump says: Bug or feature? ... Is Trump trying to sow fear? ... Mark: It’s hard out here for a religious conservative ... Mark’s advice to Trump’s opponents ...

The challenge of interpreting quantum physics ... The many-worlds interpretation ... At what moments do new worlds appear? ... Quantum physics and free will ... The multiverse and you ... Why you (or one of you) may never die ... Quantum entanglement holds the world together ...

How bad were Milo’s pedophilia comments? ... Are evangelicals demonized? ... Debating the limits of free speech ... Is the media’s coverage of Trump unprofessional? ... Is Trump anti-Muslim? ... Ann’s “hypothetical Trumps” thought experiment ... How not to oppose to Trump ...

Transhumanism and the singularity ... Teilhard de Chardin’s "Omega Point" ... The (theoretical) physics of immortality and resurrection ... The theism of the simulation theory ... Any word on transhumanist Islam or Judaism? ... Christianity and globalization ...

Meet Mark Van Steenwyk, Christian Anarchist ... Mark’s mystical experience at a Bible camp ... The time Mark was diagnosed with demonic possession ... Forms of Christian activism ... Trump makes anarchism more appealing ... Mystical dimensions of political activism ... Getting the attention of Christians via civil disobedience ...

What is sleep for? ... Why do we dream? ... How dreaming helps us remember ... Chaotic dreams and creativity ... The limited value of dream interpretation ... Lack of sleep and psychological disorders ... How to sleep better ...

Marc’s book, The Heart of Loneliness ... Are we getting lonelier? ... The different kinds of loneliness ... More connected yet more alone ... How to combat loneliness ... Is God lonely? ... How Marc, as a rabbi, comforts the lonely ...

Were the courts wrong on Trump’s immigration ban? ... How polarization helps Trump ... David’s advice to the Resistance ... What Trump wants (spoiler: It’s love & cash!) ... Two things that would calm David’s fears about Trump ... Will corporations actively oppose Trump? ... A few glimmers of hope ...

Trump-supporter Mickey grades Trump’s performance ... Was the immigration ban strategic or stupid? ... Debating whether the ban is a “Muslim ban” ... The Hitler-Trump comparison ... The Breitbart-abetted harassment of Rosa Brooks ... Is the “Resistance” hurting itself? ... President Bannon ...

Is consciousness everything… ... …and is it the only thing? ... Can you find truth by looking inward? ... Debating whether physics supports Deepak’s views ... The weirdness of quantum entanglement ... Why skeptics are skeptical of Deepak’s work ...