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David Brooks, in his column, “Money for Idiots,” writes today in the New York Times that although our economic system—and life in general?—is supposed to be based on the idea […]

Ever since US Ambassador to Canada David Wilkins flubbed Canadian Geography 101 during a live CBC interview in 2005, relations between the two countries have been a little awkward. But […]

The alternative but clever Boston Phoenix is convinced that the New York Times editorializing,  Princeton teaching, Nobel Prize-winning celebrity economist Paul Krugman is the man to desend, deus-ex-machina-like, into the […]

The philosopher recounts how Francis Bacon and Jean Jacques Rousseau met their end.

The philosopher explains the instruction of autonomy.

Philosopher Simon Critchley discusses the new Enlightenment.

Simon Critchley on the philosophers of optimism.

The philosopher takes a look at Nietzsche’s approach to life and death.

Simon Critchley on the brilliance of Epicurus.

The philosopher discusses the ape-like nature of humans.

The philosopher emphasizes the need to be aware of “a never returning transient present.”

The philosopher talks about how suicide has become a taboo and how death could be regarded differently.

Simon Critchley’s historiography of death.

The astrophysicist wants to shift the focus from avoiding death to living a full life.

Are you 26 years-old or older? If so, you are older than Isaac Newton was when he invented calculus… on a dare! Neil deGrasse Tyson explains why Newton is the greatest physicist of all time.

The astrophysicist summarizes two of his books and one he has in the works.

Due to its high visibility, NASA has a far greater impact than what its budget might suggest. Fully funding NASA will stoke a pipeline of scientists and engineers as never […]

The astrophysicist wants to see more engaged teachers.

The astrophysicist speculates on the next great scientific breakthroughs.

The astrophysicist puts on his “pure scientist” and his “American scientist” hat.