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Philosophy
Examine life’s biggest questions, from ethics to existence, with curiosity and critical thinking.
Dante’s epic journey through hell and heaven reveal how the poet felt about his own country.
We all spend way too much time worrying what other people think of us — it’s time to cut loose.
You become the main protagonist in these novels.
Quantum physics is starting to show up in unexpected places. Indeed, it is at work in animals, plants, and our own bodies.
For better and worse, the Columbian Exchange plugged the Americas into the global system — and there was no going back.
The crisis of the Anthropocene challenges our traditional narratives and myths about humanity's place in the world. Citizen science can help.
John Templeton Foundation
There's an entire Universe out there. So, with all that space, all those planets, and all those chances at life, why do we all live here?
They had the technology. So why didn't they use it?
Is mathematics woven into the very fabric of reality? Or is it merely a product of the human mind?
Due to export controls from China, the Europeans had to invent their own forms of porcelain. One type involves dead cows.
It is generally ineffective, occasionally poisonous, and driving numerous species to the brink of extinction.
A proponent of panpsychism argues moral truth is inherent in consciousness.
From smartphone envy to life dissatisfaction, the root cause of much unhappiness is that we are wired to imagine how things could be better.
We should acknowledge that there are faith-based myths running deep in science's canon.
In history, every major technological advance has been used, for good and bad.
Michael Faraday's 1834 law of induction was the key experiment behind the eventual discovery of relativity. Einstein admitted it himself.
After Albert Einstein’s death in 1955, a pathologist—searching for the secret of genius—removed, dissected, and ultimately stole the mathematician’s brain.
Better cognitive control over our decisions can stave off disappointment in our actions.
A cute mathematical trick can "rescale" the Universe so that it isn't actually expanding. But can that "trick" survive all our cosmic tests?
Take a closer look before judging a book by its title.