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Philosophy
Examine life’s biggest questions, from ethics to existence, with curiosity and critical thinking.
Here's what it means for the field.
NASA was dangerously cavalier about the dangers of the shuttle launches.
When justice isn’t tempered by something such as mercy, forgiveness, or nonviolence, efforts to make society more equitable often backfire.
John Templeton Foundation
There's an extra source of massive "stuff" in our Universe beyond what gravitation and normal matter can explain. Could light be the answer?
Commodus lived the anti-Stoic life, pursuing lust, narcissism, and self-indulgence.
Reframing life in terms of death reveals some of the biggest philosophical problems with how we think about living systems.
EV charging stations are the most widespread alternative to gas and diesel pumps. Each alternative has its own hotspots and "deserts."
One study estimated that 80% of people include “deviations” from the truth in their online profiles.
Nietzsche both wished he was as stupid as a cow so he wouldn’t have to contemplate existence, and pitied cows for being so stupid that they couldn’t contemplate existence.
It is through speaking and listening that human beings become who they are.
It is wrong to think that these three statements contradict each other. We need to see that they are all true to see that a better world is possible.
There's an extremely good chance that there is, or at least was, life on Mars. But is it native to Mars, or did it originate from Earth?
Can a shared language promote peace? Some people think so.
Uploading your mind is not a pathway to immortality. Instead, it will create a possibly hostile digital doppelgänger.
In all the Universe, only a few particles are eternally stable. The photon, the quantum of light, has an infinite lifetime. Or does it?
What we call "basic research" is actually the most cutting-edge. It underpins knowledge, and without it, technology does not come into being.
Moral panics about the content of children's cartoons and other forms of entertainment have a long history.
Scientific journals, which are supposed to be the sacred scriptures of academia, are often full of shoddy research and misinformation.
For decades people have arranged to freeze their bodies after death, dreaming of resurrection by advanced future medicine. Many met a fate far grislier than death.