The Star Trek Lens

When humanity first imagined itself among the stars, we also imagined rules for ourselves there.
The Prime Directive wasn’t fiction, it was a mirror...

Living by a Code

We talk a lot about progress, but not enough about principle.
What does it really mean to live by a code, if our choices in life, do not define conseq...

On Philosophy

Philosophy is often thought of as abstract or distant, yet it lives in our daily actions. Every decision we make is shaped by the values and beliefs w...

The Science of Philosophy: Part Two

At one scale, life is a way of knowing itself.
Every act of curiosity, compassion, or creativity becomes part of the universe’s consciousness.
In th...

The Science of Philosophy

My first introduction to philosophy wasn’t in a lecture theatre or textbook.It was growing up in a Christian...