Blaise Agüera y Arcas argues that function defines life more than material does, and that AI belongs in the same story

Author Malcolm Gladwell explores the fallacies behind the Second Amendment in conversation with Jonny Thomson.

Richard Kelly on 25 years of Donnie Darko, the true origin of the bunny mask, and The Philosophy of Time Travel, and his new novel.

Jonathan Rauch, author and senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, dives into the philosophy of liberalism, how it has created and transformed our institutions, and the state of truth in a world rife with misinformation.

Jennifer Doudna co-invented CRISPR. Now she's the one asking how much power we should be allowed to handle.

What’s happening in your brain and body while you’re lost in a great book?

Tal Ben-Shahar explains the Knowing-Doing gap, and how our typical interventions to close it fall short every time.

Jennifer Doudna knew CRISPR would be powerful the moment she discovered it. She never expected it would lead to this.

Two-time debate champion Bo Seo breaks down why arguments fail, four bad-faith personas that hijack conversations, and a four-question framework for picking worthy fights.

OB/GYN Jen Gunter charts the science, history, and mythology of menstruation and menopause, offering a guidebook to navigate the rocky terrain of our modern healthcare landscape.

Pain isn't a signal from the body. It's a decision made by the brain. Pain psychologist Rachel Zoffness explains why hurt and harm are not the same, why most chronic back pain has no structural cause, and how sleep, stress, and loneliness become ingredients in your own personal pain recipe.

Doctors told Noa Greenwood's family that she wasn't expected to live past age ten. This new biotech changed that, and opened the doors to a whole new wave of medical funding, treatment, and care.

Author Daniel Coyle breaks down the common traits shared by successful people, and why environment, not innate ability, is the variable that ties them all together.

How can we take control of our lives when so much is out of our hands?

Terence Tao breaks math down to six essential ideas: numbers, algebra, geometry, probability, analysis, and dynamics.

Purpose is not only a question of meaning. For philosopher Alan Love, it is also a question of life, agency, function, and scientific method.

Every marriage’s disintegration is marked by the same four warning signs that researchers John and Julie Gottman can spot before a couple finishes their first sentence.

Science used to be broad because so few people could afford to do it. Now that more people can participate, the structures need to evolve too. Philosopher Alan Love explains.

Lisa Damour breaks down why chasing a permanent state of calm backfires, why naming an emotion can shrink it, and why "feeling bad" can sometimes be the clearest sign of mental health rather than its absence.

Our ability to build machine intelligence has outrun our ability to understand it. Professor Alan Love, director of the Minnesota Center for Philosophy of Science, thinks biology can help close that gap.