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Philosophy
Examine life’s biggest questions, from ethics to existence, with curiosity and critical thinking.
A new AI lie detector can dive into their hidden thoughts and reveal “what language models truly believe about the world.”
She apparently learned some valuable business skills as a former prostitute.
Humanity can avoid catastrophe — if we look beyond our blinkered present.
Our huge, expanding Universe may truly be infinite. But if the set of possible quantum outcomes is also infinite, which "infinity" wins?
The multiverse is an idea that has gained a lot of traction in popular culture. But what does science have to say about it?
If the evolution of the Universe is a movie, what happens when we rewind it all the way backward?
We bring multifaceted selves to our interactions, and in these interactions co-create each other again and again.
End of life patients face mental health challenges uniquely existential and spiritual in nature — but psychedelics are emerging as a possible solution to relieve the suffering.
The utilitarian “greatest happiness principle” has remained popular for two centuries — is it time for a rethink?
That scary swirling void from which nothing can escape is our perfect universal translation tool.
It is easy to underestimate how much the world can change within a lifetime.
Arguments don’t have to be about winning or losing; they can help us build trust despite disagreeing.
Lots of people have seen lots of bizarre events and phenomena that defy our conventional experience. But is there a scientific explanation?
Not everything that claims to be "scientific" actually is. There are five features of scientifically rigorous studies.
Humiliating powerful people was not a key to success.
Theory without experiment is blind, and experiment without theory is lame.
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Steven Pinker explains how to cultivate greater rationality in today's complex world.
Yoga is more than just standing on your head. It's about uniting with the divine.
Pick up the paintbrush and get to work.
Monsters have always represented societal fears, but narrative art also casts doubt on whether we fully understand our monsters — and their slayers.