Nietzsche's sister was a real bitch. Didn't know that. As for the rest, I found the article concerning. Maybe it's more about the humanities than the hard scie

Nietzsche's sister was a real bitch. Didn't know that. As for the rest, I found the article concerning. Maybe it's more about the humanities than the hard sciences, but it seems clear to me that academia is doing a good job pushing the boundaries of what is known. As for 'culture', no I don't think academia ever really had the ability or intention to define it - it seeks, perhaps, to describe it. It's true that modern philosophers have little effect on real culture, and that's perhaps for the best.