John Horgan

Is Science Hitting a Wall?

Economists show increased research efforts are yielding decreasing returns.

April 2018

Selected Works

SKEPTICISM

Is Science Hitting a Wall?

April 2018

Was I wrong about "The End of Science"?

Scientific American, April 2015.

Dear "Skeptics," Bash Homeopathy and Bigfoot Less, Mammograms and War More

Skeptical look at the skeptical movement, May 2016.

The Templeton Foundation: A Skeptic's Take

April 2006.

MIND-BODY PROBLEMS

Mind-Body Problems: Science, Subjectivity and Who We Really Are

Free online book published Fall 2018.

The Consciousness Conundrum

Don't hold your breath for the Singularity. IEEE Spectrum, June 2008.

The Forgotten Era of Brain Chips

Profile of Jose Delgado, pioneer of brain implants, Scientific American, October 2005.

The Myth of Mind Control: Will Anyone Ever Decode the Human Brain?

Discover, October 2004.

WAR

War Is Our Most Urgent Problem. Let's Solve It

"Cross-check" (Scientific American blog), August 12, 2014.

The Drones Come Home

Drones may soon become ubiquitous in U.S. skies.

MYSTICISM

Peyote on the Brain

Investigation of peyote use in Native American Church. Discover, February 2003.

Why I Gave Up On Zen

An account of Horgan's efforts to achieve satori in a Zen class.

The Psychedelic Sorcerer

A profile of the German anthropologist and authority on shamanism Christian Ratsch.

The Anti-Gurus

A profile of Diana Alstad and Joel Kramer, authors of The Guru Papers.

A Modern Catholic Mystic

A profile of the Benedictine monk Brother David Steindl-Rast.

Beyond Belief

A profile of the British Buddhist Stephen Batchelor.

The Myth of the Totally Enlightened Guru

Profile of guru Andrew Cohen, founder of What Is Enlightenment?

MISCELLANEOUS

Selected Articles, 1986-Present

A list of articles written for Scientific American and other publications.

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In-depth interview by Lee Hotz of Wall Street Journal at NYU, March 2012

Horgan defends his end-of-science argument on The Edge.

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