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Philosophy
Examine life’s biggest questions, from ethics to existence, with curiosity and critical thinking.
Two scientists recently wagered a bottle of whiskey. The bet? Whether we'll find evidence of advanced extraterrestrial life in the next 15 years.
Psychologist Noel Brick shares the mental techniques we can use to improve our performance on and off the field.
The most celebrated genius in human history didn't just revolutionize physics, but taught many valuable lessons about living a better life.
Chloé Valdary — founder of Theory of Enchantment — explores two essential practices for generating the team “magic” that drove Apple under Steve Jobs.
Depression applies to individuals and businesses alike — and so does the solution.
I also can’t conjure sounds, smells, or any other kind of sensory stimulation inside my head. This is called “aphantasia.”
Napoleon Bonaparte was a man of many faces. European historian Michael Broers explains which are featured on the silver screen and why.
Intentions tend to get mangled by overreach in every complex organization — so dial up the charisma and the clarity.
Fantasy, meet statistics: The census comes to Middle-earth!
With the invention of the leap year, the Julian calendar was used worldwide for over 1500 years. Over time, it led only to catastrophe.
Like many of us, the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius hated waking up early, but his stoic philosophy always helped him get out of bed.
Millions of people have had a near-death experience, and it often leads them to believe in an afterlife. Does this count as good proof?
We each have the same 24 hours in the day. How will you spend yours?
A volley of new insights reignites the debate over whether our choices are ever truly our own.
When battles raged in ancient cities, their rocks blazed so brightly that they could be reoriented according to Earth's magnetic field.
How to say, "In many ways, Proust is similar to Joyce" and get away with it.
Omer Bartov, who spent decades studying the unspeakable horrors of genocide, shares how his studies have impacted his own mental health.
The first stars took tens or even hundreds of millions of years to form, and then died in the cosmic blink of an eye. Here's how.