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Philosophy
Examine life’s biggest questions, from ethics to existence, with curiosity and critical thinking.
Some classic books, like Mark Twain’s "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," remain controversial to this day.
7mins
Find food, have sex, not die. That’s pretty much all we need to do — but why do we make it so complicated?
This beautiful JWST image of Wolf-Rayet star WR 124 has been called a "prelude to a supernova" by NASA. That might be entirely wrong.
Some would say AI is immortal and all-knowing — Godlike, even.
AI helped create films like "Jurassic Park" and "A.I.", so Steven Spielberg and other artists shouldn't worry about losing their jobs.
7mins
Sexual attitudes are more man-like than ever. Here’s what that means for women.
It’s far less likely to wander into bizarre lies, emotional rants, and manipulative tangents.
Instead of giving the 239 suffering families and the public a true story, Netflix exploited a horrifying tragedy to push conspiracy theories.
How can you fit a camel through a needle?
4mins
Everyone commits this rationality error.
If there are three neutrino species, all with different masses, then how is energy conserved when they oscillate from one flavor to another?
Science cannot help us understand or describe first-person experience. Zen koans are a powerful form for helping us reach that description.
Everything everywhere all at once.
When it comes to handling our emotions, we can’t afford to be none the WISER.
How scientists found out that we live in a cosmic aquarium.
When supermassive black holes merge, they emit more energy than anything else to occur in our Universe except the Big Bang.
We bake pies for Pi Day, so why not celebrate other mathematical achievements.
It's the best-known transcendental number of all-time, and March 14 (3/14 in many countries) is the perfect time to celebrate Pi (π) Day!
Social media has made yelling past each other all the easier.
Virtually anyone can now create convincing deepfakes. That doesn't mean you should.