The obvious pop culture reference to this news that painful memories could be erased using a pill is Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. The benefits ofcourse are obvious.. people suffering from post traumatic stress, depression and other serious mental problems could get over whatever is afflicting them much faster and live normal lives.

But you're always sold on the necessity before mass consumption kicks in. Somewhere someone is going to work on a way to get that into a restaurant,...

Postmodernism is a philosophical school of thought that had a lot of currency till the mid of this decade, until some of the most prominent proponents died out.

Authentic experience of reality, according to postmodernists, is dead, if not dying. Though this is a somewhat fantastic notion, there is much to it, atleast the trajectory of the society is going that way. Because of technology, mass communication, pop culture, the permeation of media in every sphere of our lives, people...