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Philosophy
Examine life’s biggest questions, from ethics to existence, with curiosity and critical thinking.
We should all pause to appreciate the awe-inspiring beauty of the Universe.
When we are more focused on the good things we enjoy in life, we have more to live for.
The modern antiracist movement is harming the very people it claims to help, according to the linguist John McWhorter.
Finding out we're not alone in the Universe would fundamentally change everything. Here's how we could do it.
Research shows that psilocybin leads people away from materialism and toward transcendentalism. Apparently, mushrooms teach metaphysics.
Using DNA from samples of extinct flowers, synthetic biologists managed to approximate long-lost floral scents.
The majority of the matter in our Universe isn't made of any of the particles in the Standard Model. Could the axion save the day?
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What would you do differently if you listened to your true desires?
Are we really only a moment away from "The Singularity," a technological epoch that will usher in a new era in human evolution?
Many still cling to the idea that we live in a deterministic Universe, despite the nature of quantum physics. Now, the "least spooky" interpretation no longer works.
The belief that lying is rampant in the digital age just doesn’t match the data.
We haven't seen a partial eclipse lasting this long since 1440, and won't again until 2669. North America is perfectly positioned for 2021's.
The most momentous and significant events in our lives are the ones we do not see coming. Life is defined by the unforeseen.
Society-changing ideas form through a three-stage process, argues author Michael Bhaskar.
By taking Satan out of the religious context, storytellers explored the nature of sin in new ways.
The German thinker wrote both treatises and songs. He approached each form of expression with the same level of interest.
Based on the atoms that they're made out of, the innermost planet should always be the densest. Here's why Earth beats Mercury, hands down.
Even some philosophers don’t think highly of philosophy, but we need it now more than ever.
If used improperly, the metaverse could be more divisive than social media and an insidious threat to society and even reality itself.
Winner takes all, losers die, and participants have no choice but to play.