Philosophy

Philosophy

Examine life’s biggest questions, from ethics to existence, with curiosity and critical thinking.

An image of a galaxy with a centrally-located star, illustrating the standard model of cosmology.
Cosmologists are largely still in the dark about the forces that drive the Universe.
learning and development quotes
This collection of learning and development quotes serves as a reminder of the meaning and purpose behind this important work.
a statue of a man scratching his head
From consciousness to nothingness and beyond, these questions still baffle the brightest minds. Will they ever be solved?
a book and magazine cover and article
Is Eliezer Yudkowsky the same false prophet that Paul Ehrlich was?
an aerial view of a highway intersection at night.
The old linear job model is obsolete. Our post-pandemic work lives are defined by options and flexibility.
universe bulk volume brane dimension
For decades, theorists have been cooking up "theories of everything" to explain our Universe. Are all of them completely off-track?
a silhouette of a person with a rainbow in the background.
You are an energy field — but not the “chakras” or “auras” kind.
A faux MRI image showcases the impact of fake memories on the human brain.
The content of our long-term memories is constantly "reconstructed" by our brains. The same is true of memories formed mere seconds ago.
a black hole in the center of a space filled with stars.
Though he renounced philosophy, Stephen Hawking's final theory of the universe redraws the basic foundations of cosmology.
infinity
The Universe is grand, awe-inspiring, and greater than we likely imagine. Even astrophysicists get anxious thinking about it, but we cope.
a bird sitting on a branch with its mouth open.
It depends on how you define it.
carl sagan in a laboratory
Science isn't synonymous with technology; it's about a way of thinking.
double slit experiments with electrons send one at a time
The double-slit experiment, hundreds of years after it was first performed, still holds the key mystery at the heart of quantum physics.
the night sky is filled with stars and trees.
For many years, some cosmologists embraced the idea of an eternal, steady state universe. But science triumphed over philosophical prejudice.
a painting of a man sitting in front of a desk.
Delay the instant gratification of online knowledge and first seek out the wisdom within yourself.
quantum superposition
With a massive, charged nucleus orbited by tiny electrons, atoms are such simple objects. Miraculously, they make up everything we know.
einstein quote imagination knowledge
"Imagination is more important than knowledge" is often taken to mean that your conceptions outweigh what's real. That's not what he said.