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Philosophy
Examine life’s biggest questions, from ethics to existence, with curiosity and critical thinking.
There's some, but not overwhelming, evidence that dark energy is evolving. What would it take for a "Big Crunch" to be our cosmic fate?
Physicist Daniel Whiteson challenges the notion that all intelligent species would eventually uncover the same laws of nature. Do you agree?
Reading classic books can teach you as much about the present as the past.
For 13.8 billion years, the Universe has been expanding. But that couldn't have been the case for an eternity, and science has proven it.
It's no wonder great writers swear by messy first drafts.
Natural navigator Tristan Gooley joins us to discuss the philosophy of reading nature’s hidden clues — and how relearning this ancient skill can help us see the world, and ourselves, with greater awareness.
Dark matter has never been directly detected, but the astronomical evidence for its existence is overwhelming. Here's what to know.
It's not just about the home; it's about everything.
In this excerpt from "Playful," Cas Holman surveys the research that brought the neuroscience of play into the mainstream.
In this excerpt from "One Hand Clapping," Nikolay Kukushkin makes the case that neurons reveal how memory, meaning, and even consciousness emerge from the same biological roots in humans, sea slugs, and beyond.
Found by Hubble before JWST's launch, GNz7q looked like a mix of a galaxy and a quasar. Was it actually our first known "little red dot"?
Getting drunk might be bad for you but good for us.
Solar power has the disadvantage that there's no Sun at night. Satellite startup Reflect Orbital wants to change that, but at what cost?
Each of these stories rests on a foundation of great ideas that will scare you to death and make you think.
In this excerpt from "Lucky By Design," Judd Kessler explains how opportunity costs shape our choices and why time is the real price we pay.
A preview of the latest novel by the Hugo- and Nebula-winning author.
"What’s happening now has, in fact, been happening since the very invention of language and writing."
In "We the People," Harvard historian Jill Lepore examines how the U.S. Constitution became unamendable and its implications for the health of the democracy.
Our Sun only arose after 9.2 billion years of cosmic history: with many stars living and dying first. How many prior generations were there?
Nearly 30 would be "nones" — an amorphous group that spans from zealous atheists to the vaguely spiritual.