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Philosophy
Examine life’s biggest questions, from ethics to existence, with curiosity and critical thinking.
The fear of unleashing forces beyond control has haunted science for centuries.
The red planet, Mars, may once have been teeming with life, just as Earth is today. Finding "organics" on Mars, however, doesn't mean life.
In revolutionary Russia, a group of forward-thinking philosophers offered an alternative to both futurism and communism.
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“There's research showing that people who are curious, who ask questions, are not just happier, they're not just more successful, they also live longer.”
Strengthen your focus like a muscle.
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“Fraud is a trillion dollar problem, about $5 trillion today with that number increasingly rising annually.”
Here are three ways to do it better.
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Biologist Tyler Volk PhD, psychiatrist Bruce Greyson MD, and palliative care physician BJ Miller MD, reveal how confronting mortality can improve the way we live.
Unlikely Collaborators
Real understanding, argues Jeff DeGraff, doesn’t come from outputs — it comes from practice.
A dialogue with Angus Fletcher — author of the bestseller "Primal Intelligence" — exploring the unique engines of human progress.
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Free speech can amplify hatred, but it also protects the fight against it. Founder of The Future of Free Speech Jacob Mchangama explains.
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"We're stuck at type zero. But what would it take to move between universes? What would it take to enter a black hole? What would it take to break the light barrier?"
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
Across all wavelengths of light, the Sun is brighter than the Moon. Until we went to the highest energies and saw a gamma-ray surprise.
It's OK to hate a frigid pond.
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A neuroscientist, a psychologist, and a psychotherapist discuss how emotions are stories built from old experiences.
Unlikely Collaborators
The Juno spacecraft, orbiting and imaging Jupiter since 2016, is still succeeding. Without a further extension, the mission now faces death.
The African Union argues that the Mercator projection distorts the continent, both in size and global attention.
In "That Book Is Dangerous," author Adam Szetela examines the rise of the “Sensitivity Era” in publishing and how outrage campaigns try to control what books authors can write and readers can read.
The predictions of evolutionary theorists and current advances in “multimodal AI” offer strong clues to the future of employment.