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Philosophy
Examine life’s biggest questions, from ethics to existence, with curiosity and critical thinking.
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.
The acceptance of our cosmic loneliness and the rarity of our planet is a wakeup call.
John Templeton Foundation
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People say we are better off than ever. Are they right?
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80% of the world was once polygamous. What happened?
Perhaps we should be searching for “other Mercurys” rather than “other Earths.”
JWST has brought us more distant views of the early Universe than ever before. Is the Big Bang, and all of modern cosmology, in trouble?
Cosmologists are largely still in the dark about the forces that drive the Universe.
This collection of learning and development quotes serves as a reminder of the meaning and purpose behind this important work.
From consciousness to nothingness and beyond, these questions still baffle the brightest minds. Will they ever be solved?
"You gotta know when to fold 'em."
Is Eliezer Yudkowsky the same false prophet that Paul Ehrlich was?
The old linear job model is obsolete. Our post-pandemic work lives are defined by options and flexibility.
