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My new @WIRED piece about arXiv: either 1) the most important website you've never heard of or 2) the platform your entire field depends on Also had the pleasure of hanging out with its creator, Paul Ginsparg—the Forrest Gump of the Internet age https://t.co/7PuiSbWcKM

Worldwide, important cultural heritage sites are put at risk by rising sea levels, argues a new #LetterToScience. "Communities, institutions, and governments worldwide must work to monitor and protect these valuable sources of information." https://t.co/nY1Lyyz3KQ https://t.co/IqGRrhwXjL

In this age of utopian technologies, we can design mechanical limbs for amputees and chemically engineer happiness for depressives. But should we? From the fluoride in our water to genetically modified babies, scientific advances pose complex new ethical questions. We ask discuss the major bioethical issues of our time. Is philosophy braced for... See more