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Philosophy
Examine life’s biggest questions, from ethics to existence, with curiosity and critical thinking.
Everything we observe beyond our Local Group is speeding away from us, omnidirectionally. If the Universe is expanding, where is the center?
Every successful leader can mine golden knowledge from the works of the Bard.
Scientists don't understand why the correlation exists.
Through humility, the old arrogance of infallibility crumbles. And in that there is genuine hope to prevent wrongful convictions.
Survey data suggests that our bodily perceptions of love extend far beyond the heart.
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Dispatches host Kmele Foster is on a journey to understand humanity’s role in the cosmos. His first stop? The Atacama Plateau in Northern Chile, home to the darkest deserts and largest telescopes on earth.
"Burke's the butcher, Hare's the thief, and Knox the man who buys the beef." Read the story of 19th-century Scotland's corpse dealers.
The history of hell doesn't begin with the Old Testament. Instead, hell took shape in the 2nd century from Mediterranean cultural exchange.
"Time Warp" all the way back to 1800s spiritualism, magic performances, and spook shows.
We've heard this argument before.
Every opportunity seized is another lost — but not choosing is the worst choice of all.
Tikal, one of the biggest cities the Maya ever built, was home to a vast and flourishing society.
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When black holes disappear, what happens to the stuff that fell in? Physicist Brian Cox explains.
If you said "with the Big Bang," congratulations: that was our best answer as of ~1979. Here's what we've learned in all the time since.
Discover the ancient wisdom of not pushing the river.
"If we find just one other example of biology out there, then life is not an accident."
Quarterback Tom Brady was initially overlooked by NFL scouts, but he had vast hidden reserves of character.
This biochemist is determined to create a new life form by reversing the shape of molecules.
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Thinkers like Richard Reeves, Louise Perry, and Judith Butler discuss parenthood and the future of the sexual revolution.
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