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Are We Living in a Computer Simulation?
Nik Harron
Utne Reader Bookshelf: Science & Tech
By Staff
Carnivals and Crucifixions
By Tim Keane
War Porn
By Peter Van Buren
Gas Compressors and Nose Bleeds
By Jessica Cohen, Special To Utne Reader
The Lost Picture Show
By Marty Perlmutter, From Ieee Spectrum
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Utne Reader Bookshelf: Science & Tech
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Carnivals and Crucifixions
For 70 years, June Leaf has been creating mixed-media paintings, drawings and sculptures that are philosophically charged, spellbindingly detailed and preternaturally moving.
War Porn
Hollywood and War from World War II to "American Sniper"
Gas Compressors and Nose Bleeds
A new study connects health issues with rural gas compressor pollution.
Fish To Eat Always, Never, and Sometimes
By Taras Grescoe, From Bottomfeeder
The Haunting of Loon Lake Cemetery
Assessing the collateral damage when people and places are attached to ghostly legends.
Surviving a Crocodile Attack
A near-death experience can reveal the truth about nature in an instant. But putting that insight into words can take years....
Top Italian American Pop Hits
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Fish To Eat Always, Never, and Sometimes
By Taras Grescoe, From Bottomfeeder
The Haunting of Loon Lake Cemetery
By Dennis Waskul And Michele Waskul, From Ghostly Encounters
Surviving a Crocodile Attack
By Val Plumwood, From The Book The Ultimate Journey
Top Italian American Pop Hits
By Jay Walljasper
Arts
Housing a Movement: Adverse Possession in California
In California, housing justice advocates and Occupy Oakland squatters are learning their rights about living in abandoned houses to gain adverse possession.
Glam It Up With Midnight Opera
Watch Midnight Opera perform songs from their debut album "The Mesmerist."
Where Does the Love Go When It Dies?
Remembering lost love and hoping they remember you, too.
Twilight Fans Invade Tribal Lands
In La Push, Washington, the Quileute tribe has experienced a surge of tourism inspired by the Twilight series.
Community
Alternative Childbirth and Food Options of Today
Find meaning in life by bringing birthing and cooking back home in a society of commercialized choices.
Communities Grow Stronger with Fruit Tree Projects
Fruit Tree Projects are helping feed communities all over the world. Here’s how the Santa Cruz fruit tree project got started.
An Interview with Julia Eff
Julia Eff discusses the meaning of neutrois, the downside of perfectionism, becoming a ‘record producer for zines’ and more.
Apartheid, Palestine, and Human Rights
Palestine's humanitarian crisis may not be a campaign issue, but it's a problem we need to address.
Mind And Body
Entangled by the World
“Wisdom seems to sprout from the most unusual places and in the most unexpected moments.”
World Peace Starts with You
In his new book, His Holiness the Dalai Lama reminds us that in order to change the world, we must first change ourselves.
The Human Condition: Struggles of Cosmic Insignificance
The polarized mind — a reaction to the human condition and feelings of cosmic insignificance — fixates on one point of view to the utter exclusion of all others.
Universal Subjectivism: An Ethical Theory for the 21st Century
Universal subjectivism is an ethical theory ultimately aimed at decreasing suffering and promoting happiness.
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