Science, evolution, and politics explained.

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• Elementary 
  Robert Wright Dec. 20, 2000
  
• My Brilliant Idea 
  Robert Wright Dec. 2, 2000
  
• Mad as Hell 
  Robert Wright Nov. 25, 2000
  
• Reality-Based Television  
  Robert Wright Nov. 18, 2000
  
• Against Dumb 
  Robert Wright Nov. 4, 2000
  
• Crude Confusion  
  Robert Wright Sept. 27, 2000
  
• Mir Pretenders 
  Robert Wright Sept. 14, 2000
  
• The Brother From Another Planet Talk to us, Tiger: What's the secret of life?
  Robert Wright Aug. 22, 2000
  
• Technologies of Protest  
  Robert Wright Aug. 17, 2000
  
• Tuesdays Without Morrie? 
  Robert Wright Aug. 5, 2000
  
• Rock 'n' Roll Heaven 
  Robert Wright Aug. 1, 2000
  
• Gandhi and Tiger Woods  
  Robert Wright July 25, 2000
  
• Newspaper Positions Itself as Cynical  
  Robert Wright July 4, 2000
  
• Death-Bed Conversion 
  Robert Wright June 29, 2000
  
• Remote-Control Assassination  
  Robert Wright June 21, 2000
  
• Vigilante Viruses 
  Robert Wright June 7, 2000
  
• Crazy for Star Wars 
  Robert Wright May 13, 2000
  
• The Wrath of God 
  Robert Wright May 6, 2000
  
• Fire Away 
  Robert Wright April 28, 2000
  
• Two Days That Shook My Den  
  Robert Wright April 18, 2000
  
• Me and Tiger Woods  
  Robert Wright April 8, 2000
  
• Bill Gates, Big Man on Planet  
  Robert Wright March 28, 2000
  
• Bill Joy, Killjoy? 
  Robert Wright March 18, 2000
  
• Why Your Mother Loves You 
  Robert Wright March 15, 2000
  
• Is Prozac Driving Wall Street?  
  Robert Wright March 4, 2000
  
• E-Mail and Your Social Status  
  Robert Wright Feb. 24, 2000
  
• David Letterman's Cynical Heart  
  Robert Wright Feb. 8, 2000