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Philosophy
Examine life’s biggest questions, from ethics to existence, with curiosity and critical thinking.
The combined intellectual heft of multiple “big thinkers” delivered arguably the most successful scientific theory in history.
What do ghosts and anomalous galaxy rotation rates have in common? Some sci-fi enthusiasts believe the answer involves "parallel universes."
“Feedback is a gift,” is an easy bumper sticker to apply, but a harder philosophy to put into execution in your real life.
The reported supremacy of generative AI over human brain-power in business ideation depends on how you define “better.”
Everything we observe beyond our Local Group is speeding away from us, omnidirectionally. If the Universe is expanding, where is the center?
Every successful leader can mine golden knowledge from the works of the Bard.
Scientists don't understand why the correlation exists.
Through humility, the old arrogance of infallibility crumbles. And in that there is genuine hope to prevent wrongful convictions.
Survey data suggests that our bodily perceptions of love extend far beyond the heart.
"Burke's the butcher, Hare's the thief, and Knox the man who buys the beef." Read the story of 19th-century Scotland's corpse dealers.
The history of hell doesn't begin with the Old Testament. Instead, hell took shape in the 2nd century from Mediterranean cultural exchange.
"Time Warp" all the way back to 1800s spiritualism, magic performances, and spook shows.
We've heard this argument before.
Every opportunity seized is another lost — but not choosing is the worst choice of all.
Tikal, one of the biggest cities the Maya ever built, was home to a vast and flourishing society.
If you said "with the Big Bang," congratulations: that was our best answer as of ~1979. Here's what we've learned in all the time since.
Discover the ancient wisdom of not pushing the river.
"If we find just one other example of biology out there, then life is not an accident."
Quarterback Tom Brady was initially overlooked by NFL scouts, but he had vast hidden reserves of character.