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Philosophy
Examine life’s biggest questions, from ethics to existence, with curiosity and critical thinking.
13.8 billion years ago, the hot Big Bang gave rise to the Universe we know. Here's why the reverse, a Big Crunch, isn't how it will end.
Pseudoscience is science’s shadow.
Searching for truth in unorthodox ways can be a valuable exercise. But Anatoly Fomenko's alternate world history is just plain weird.
Geopolitics is not a magic 8-ball. But making financial decisions — such as those regarding retirement — in a multipolar world without geopolitics is akin to flying blind in a storm.
Signals from the environment, such as those detected by your sense organs, have no inherent psychological meaning. Your brain creates the meaning.
John Templeton Foundation
Everything is made of matter, not antimatter, including black holes. If antimatter black holes existed, what would they do?
When faced with too many choices, many of us freeze — a phenomenon known as "analysis paralysis." Why? Isn't choice a good thing?
Do the laws of physics place a hard limit on how far technology can advance, or can we re-write those laws?
"A cheap loan is beyond all new destiny." Does that mean anything to you?
Science has come a long way since Mary Shelley penned "Frankenstein." But we still grapple with the same questions.
To the ancient Greeks, exotic animals were proof of mythological creatures. To the ancient Romans, they were oddities and adversaries.
Hoarders know their habits are abnormal, and yet they cannot help themselves. Maybe you can help them.
From machines to animals, there are many kinds of possible minds.
Popular media often frame scientists as having a cold, sterile view of the world. That couldn’t be further from the truth.
John Templeton Foundation
Were Hitler’s SS henchmen willing executioners fueled by racial propaganda or mindless servants vying for promotions?
In Sun-like stars, hydrogen gets fused into helium. In the Big Bang, hydrogen fusion also makes helium. But they aren't close to the same.
Speculation about the existence of aliens goes all the way back at least to the Greek philosophers. Their arguments will sound familiar.