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Articles by Todd May
Asking the Right Questions
It is almost unfathomable that today is one year after October 7th. The world seems so much the same, and yet utterly transformed since three-hundred and sixty-six days ago. The whole world is looking at itself, wondering what will be in a week, a month, or even a year from now. Jews have themselves been asking the same question — not just of the world, but of themselves and of God. This past week was our new year’s ceremony, Rosh Hashana.
The Top 24 Psychology Books of 2024
The forward march of science has its more obvious signals—never-before-seen images of space, for example, or the release of a mind-blowing new tech gadget. But among the most exciting scientific breakthroughs are the ones that reveal who we humans have been all along. So today, we’d like to share the latest and greatest thinking in the world of psychology.
SHOULD WE GO EXTINCT?
A provocative book for readers willing to engage. A professor of philosophy reflects on whether or not humanity should continue to exist. The early 21st century has been defined by manmade global crises—ecological, political, and economic—that show few signs of abating. In the face of so much suffering and devastation, May, author of A Decent Life, A Fragile Life, and other books of philosophy, dares to ask a disturbing question: Would the end of humanity be a good thing for the planet?
How to Put Climate Change at the Center of U.S. Foreign Policy
In September 2019, after a two-year drought and some of the hottest days on record, wildfires broke out across eastern Australia. The fires raged for seven months and consumed 75,000 square miles. They displaced tens of thousands of people and destroyed almost 3,000 homes. In Melbourne, the air quality was 30 percent worse than in famously toxic New Delhi. Researchers estimate that more than one billion animals died in the conflagration.
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Search for missing AirAsia jet suspended
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Egyptian policeman killed in drive-by attack
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Italian ferry with 466 people aboard on fire
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AirAsia flight with 162 people missing
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Egypt jails Muslim Brotherhood leader
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Kurdish clashes in south Turkey turn deady
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US-wanted Shabab leader surrenders
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