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Philosophy
Examine life’s biggest questions, from ethics to existence, with curiosity and critical thinking.
Philosophy can focus on some dull topics. Luckily, some thinkers have spent lots of time on the philosophy of sex
Grief never ends. There is no closure, but there are things we can do to mitigate the feeling of loss.
Meet the masterful con-men who impressed the great and the good despite the astonishing fiction of their very existence.
Metaphors like the Great Chain of Being can lead people to misunderstand evolution and humanity’s place in the web of life.
The patron saint of calling BS, Harry Frankfurt, died watching his philosophy become more urgent than ever.
In polarized times, our shared cellular origin can unite us in solidarity and awe — from the embryonic scale to the grandest cosmic perspective.
Uncovering the ideology of "Karens" and "Kens."
Voyage into the lawless world of experimental literature.
The Te’omim Cave in the Jerusalem Hills is filled with skulls and oil lamps — objects a new study says may have been used in dark rituals.
How the simple act of watching twilight can radically transform our perception of the world and our role within it.
John Templeton Foundation
Psychopathic tendencies may be present to some extent in all of us. New research is reframing this often sensationalized and maligned set of traits and finding some positive twists.
An X-ray offers a glimpse into the painter’s early years.
Giambattista della Porta's contributions to codebreaking changed the course of communication.
Scott Dikkers discusses comedy, the creative process, and life lessons learned playing peekaboo.
Each year in mid-August, Earth plows through the debris stream of an enormous comet, creating the Perseids. 2023's show will be magnificent!
Why does the DMT experience feel so familiar to some people — even those who are trying the psychedelic for the first time?
From the laying out of the body plan to the organization and functioning of our nervous system, cells rule gene expression and make us who and what we are.
A study involving nearly 2,000 people found links between personality traits and the likelihood of moving toward or away from dementia.
There are two types of missing, or "dark" matter: baryonic (made of normal matter) and non-baryonic. Have we finally found the normal stuff?