Should We Do More to Fight Lookism?
Joshua Rothman considers lookism—discrimination against people who are unattractive—and whether we should see it like other forms of discrimination, such…
Open Questions
admin Should You Recline Your Airplane Seat?
Joshua Rothman explores the ethical dilemma of whether to recline one’s seat on an airplane.
Are Dads Getting Better?
Joshua Rothman writes about a new book, “Dad Brain: The New Science of Fatherhood and How It Shapes Men’s Lives,”…
Are Americans Too Old?
In “Gerontocracy in America,” the historian Samuel Moyn argues that the central conflict of our era is between the young…
Instead of Taking Your Job, A.I. Might Transform It
Cal Newport on some of the ways that artificial intelligence might enhance the human workforce, rather than replace it.
Should You Automate Your Life?
Joshua Rothman on the book “I Am Not a Robot: My Year Using AI to Do (Almost) Everything,” by Joanna…
Why Is It So Hard to Be Ordinary?
It’s what most of us are, most of the time. Shouldn’t it be enough? Joshua Rothman on the pursuit of…
Do We Think Too Much About the Future?
Joshua Rothman writes about the future and considers whether the concept is a flawed idea.