Philosophy
Forget the robot apocalypse: AI's future is in teamwork, not superintelligence - opinion
The question we should ask ourselves is no longer “how smart our bots are” but “how well they work together.”
How Netanyahu's Israel is a betrayal of early Zionism - opinion
'Why Am I a Jew?' A sincere attempt at addressing big questions about Judaism - book review
Josh Adler on whether creativity is a choice or is simply biology
Black Hole Blues: At the Edge of Time, Space, and No Return
Black Hole is an entity which produces so strong force of gravity that nothing even light can escape.
Tomer Persico: The evolution of individualism and collective identity in Judaism
Dr. Tomer Persico explores how the biblical idea of humans created in God’s image shaped Western values like individualism and equality.
Can one trust ChatGPT? Hebrew U and Cambridge University mathematicians find out
ChatGPT generates responses by predicting sequences of words learned during its training. Now, a new Israeli study shows that ChatGPT’s unpredictability may limit its reliability in a math classroom.
A coma of denial: A cancer patient's struggle with facing mortality - opinion
The six weeks I was hospitalized represented for me a kind of “coma of denial,” in that I had been denying the gravity of my story without even knowing that my story was as grave as it was.
Seeing the end from the beginning: Every Jew should see himself as a messianist - opinion
As we live through moments that feel charged with messianic energy, we must not shy away from pondering how these events reflect prophecy and align with God’s unfolding plan.
Leap of faith: A lesson on embracing God - opinion
In philosophy, a leap of faith is the act of believing in or accepting something not on the basis of reason.
Could consciousness last forever? - opinion
Compare consciousness to a radio. You can smash the radio and the music stops, but that doesn’t mean the music came from the radio.
The forgotten courage of Sinai helps us find holiness within mystery - opinion
Revelation does not begin with mastery. It begins with mystery.
Shavuot: A time for Jews to become the people God envisions us to be
On a thousand lives and the one that truly matters: Through Torah study, we don’t just read about heroes and villains, saints and sinners; we learn to become the people God envisioned.
'Existential dullness' antidote: Israel must resist temptation to be like other nations - opinion
It is not the threat of war, antisemitism, or political strife that most endangers the Jewish people, but rather the quiet, creeping erosion of wonder.
