Why Are So Many Monsters Hybrids?

[October 19, 2017 Chapter Three: Fear]( [READ ISSUE]( Dear Nautilus Reader, Monsters have an evolutionary effect rooted in our deepest fears and desires, argues writer and philosopher Stephen T. Asma this week in Nautilus. In an interview, Asma talks about monsters, the Las Vegas killer, and Donald Trump. Also, physicist Sean Carroll enters the consciousness debate and asks: Can we say there is more to the world than the physical universe? Best, The Nautilus Team info@nautil.us [Why Are So Many Monsters Hybrids? The captivating horror of category violation. By Stephen T. Asma]( I was 13 years old when the movie Alien was released. It scared me into a month-long spell of anxiety. [Why We Still Need Monsters This month’s Ingenious, Stephen T. Asma, on what haunts us. By Kevin Berger]( It doesn’t seem enough to call Stephen Paddock, who killed 58 innocent people in Las Vegas this month, a monster. [Paid Advertisement The Hottest Coffee]( Drink your morning coffee in scientific style, with our Nautilus coffee mugs! Available in 11 and 15 ounce sizes, our premium ceramic coffee mugs feature wrap-around art and large handles for easy gripping. Dishwasher and microwave safe, these cool coffee mugs will be your new favorite way to consume hot or cold beverages. [Zombies Must Be Dualists What the existence of zombies would do to our philosophy of mind. By Sean Carroll]( David Chalmers, who coined the phrase “Hard Problem of consciousness,” is arguably the leading modern advocate for the possibility that physical reality needs to be augmented by some kind of additional ingredient in order to explain consciousness—in particular, to account for the kinds of inner mental experience pinpointed by the Hard Problem. [READ ISSUE]( NautilusThink, Inc. 233 Broadway Suite 720New York, NY 10279 [Add us to your address book](//nautil.us6.list-manage.com/vcard?u=e299ad34aa80671ada72a819a&id=dc96ec7a9d) Copyright © 2017 NautilusThink, Inc., All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in at our website. [unsubscribe from this list](   [update subscription preferences](