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Philosophy
Examine life’s biggest questions, from ethics to existence, with curiosity and critical thinking.
Nostalgia is a happy remembrance of the past, yet it also leaves us feeling sad. Perhaps ironically, it can serve as a painkiller.
Is there any good reason for assigning North and South the way we do, or could we have just as easily done the reverse?
Most people have a distorted view of what being a scientist is like. Scientists need to make a greater effort to challenge stereotypes.
A growing body of research shows that religious people seem to enjoy more psychological well-being compared to others.
The laws of physics state that you can't create or destroy matter without also creating or destroying an equal amount of antimatter. So how are we here?
To understand the edges of our universe, we’ll need to explore the edges of our own philosophies.
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Why studying happiness is good for your “psychological immune system,” explained by Harvard “happiness professor” Tal Ben-Sharar.
Despite all that we've learned about the Universe, there remain unanswered, and possibly unanswerable, questions. Could "God" be the answer?
From a desert oasis to the Rocky Mountains, being filled with awe makes me a better scientist.
The human brain is only the latest chapter in the ancient story of thinking on Earth.
Shortly after planet Earth formed, life took a permanent hold on our surface. But just how common is such an outcome?
We cannot deduce laws about a higher level of complexity by starting with a lower level of complexity. Here, reductionism meets a brick wall.
Africa has the most universities in the 2022 rankings with over two thirds of the world’s youngest universities.
If dark matter exists in a large halo in our galaxy, made up of particles, then it's passing through us constantly. But how much?
“What am I missing?” is a question that journalist Mónica Guzmán thinks more people should start asking.
When we fail to help in a bad situation, we are morally responsible. So, why don't we pick up others' litter?
More than any other of Einstein's equations, E = mc² is the most recognizable to people. But what does it all mean?
Adult learning theory is a guidepost for designing training for maximum engagement.
Graphical user interfaces are how most of us interact with computers, from iPhones to laptops. But they were once condemned as making students lazy and destroying the art of writing.
Socrates lived during a time when people did not strive to separate fact from fiction. So how much of what we know about Socrates is true?