Philosophy

Philosophy

Examine life’s biggest questions, from ethics to existence, with curiosity and critical thinking.

a painting of a woman and a man with the words is it liberation?.
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Sexual attitudes are more man-like than ever. Here’s what that means for women.
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It’s far less likely to wander into bizarre lies, emotional rants, and manipulative tangents.
A map and timeline of Flight MH370
Instead of giving the 239 suffering families and the public a true story, Netflix exploited a horrifying tragedy to push conspiracy theories.
DUNE neutrino detectors
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.
When it comes to handling our emotions, we can’t afford to be none the WISER.
Albert Einstein and Isidor Kohn
How scientists found out that we live in a cosmic aquarium.
nasa merge black hole
When supermassive black holes merge, they emit more energy than anything else to occur in our Universe except the Big Bang.
a pie and a slice of pie on a pink background.
We bake pies for Pi Day, so why not celebrate other mathematical achievements.
pi day cover image
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!
Virtually anyone can now create convincing deepfakes. That doesn't mean you should.
The nature of civilizational threats has changed in a mere decade.
Green algae on a lake
Civil engineer Martin Lebek has a brilliant plan to redress the world’s phosphorus imbalance.
Are anti-workers the lazy children of privilege or the brave vanguard of a utopic upheaval?
Queen Calafia seems like she could have sprung from the pages of a modern fantasy novel.