Kahneman's book and his framework for thinking are quite interesting, even to the laity who, naturally, are convinced that they are always logical. He will be at Town Hall tonight presenting some of his research and sharing his depths of wisdom with interested Seattleites. more ›

Seventy-five years after Sinclair Lewis' It Can't Happen Here was published, the fictional America of the novel strongly resembles the fictional America of today: populated with demagogues, yes-men and a cynical yet oddly demure public willing to be led in whatever direction the loudest speaker will lead them. more ›

A few weeks ago, Nobel Prize Laureate and co-discoverer of DNA Dr. James Watson blew through town, reflecting on how he's stayed away from stupid people, then delving into his now-customary slurry of sexist patois. Apparently he waited until he got across the pond to London to pull out the big guns:

The 79-year-old geneticist said he was “inherently gloomy about the prospect of Africa” because “all our social policies are based on the fact that their intelligence is the same as ours -- whereas all the testing says not really." He said he hoped that everyone was equal, but countered that “people who have to deal with black employees find this not true.”

. The novels explore the interaction between the Christian West and Muslim East and the struggle between Modernity and fundamentalism, and as such, Pamuk was seen as the anti-Samuel Huntington. That explanation has never been entirely satisfying, but for the uninitiated not yet familiar with the work of this prodigiously gifted writer, this can serve as a brief introduction to the ideas that will be flying at Benaroya tonight, when Pamuk makes a much anticipated appearance as part of the Seattle Arts & Lectures series. more ›

Seattle Rep’s 2007-2008 season in the Bagley Wright Theatre begins with Shakespeare’s beloved comedy, Twelfth Night, followed by a powerful play about the Cuban revolution, The Cook by Eduardo Machado. A new play, The Breach about Hurricane Katrina comes next, then the classic Molière comedy, The Imaginary Invalid, and finally Nobel Prize-winning poet Seamus Heaney brings his skills to a classic Greek adventure in The Cure at Troy. more ›

We've been hoping for weeks to publish what Danny Westneat did today--an open letter to everyone who says Seattle's schools are shitty. more ›

>>>University Temple United Methodist Church, 7:30pm. Religious believers can be co-opted, argues distinguished biologist and secular humanist E.O. Wilson in his talk "The Creation: A Meeting of Science and Religion." Blah blah salvation of biodiversity blah glory of nature blah work together. We dislike this automatic Religion-and-Science connection ("Ballet and Groundskeeping: A New Unity"), but he's a smartie. Could be worth it. . more ›

Local novelist Pauls Toutonghi wrote in with his thoughts about the death of Nobel Prize winning author Naghib Mahfouz. more ›

What’s it really like to be the child of a Nobel Prize winning physicist? Tonight Seattle is offered a glimpse into this world when Michelle Feynman, daughter of Nobel Prize-winning Richard Feynman, discusses her father’s life and work. Joining her in this reminiscence will be local scientists George Dyson and Prof. Steve Ellis. more ›