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Philosophy
Examine life’s biggest questions, from ethics to existence, with curiosity and critical thinking.
5mins
Humans, like animals, are driven by instincts. But we also have wants. Here’s what that means for our lives.
These high-mass, rapidly star-forming galaxies have called modern cosmology into question. But hi-res simulations show no tension at all.
Far from being a “dead” pursuit that focuses on old ideas, modern philosophy proposes and debates important, new concepts. All of us can learn from it.
5mins
Why do the worst people rise to power? University College London professor Brian Klaas responds.
Left-handed humans were likelier to get stabbed in the heart.
9mins
Sabine Hossenfelder discusses the physics of… dead grandmothers?
All forms of energy affect the expanding Universe. But if matter and radiation slow the expansion down, how does dark energy speed it up?
How do physicists solve a problem like entropy?
Uncover the high cost of raising a family and discover strategies to make it more manageable and rewarding.
Million Stories
Nagomi helps us find balance in discord by unifying the elements of life while staying true to ourselves.
How does the mind interact with the body? Nobody really knows — but these philosophers ventured an answer.
What do Remus Lupin, Katniss Evergreen, William Wordsworth, and Usain Bolt all have in common?
Journaling helped Marcus Aurelius cultivate the emotional intelligence necessary to steer Rome through turbulent times.
The cosmic microwave background offers clues.
“Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve."
One hypothesis: "gossip traps."
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How World War II codebreaker Alan Turing invented modern AI.
It can write 5-minute songs based on short text prompts.
Though Sun Tzu’s "The Art of War" is a classic military treatise, its advice applies to all manner of conflict.