Philosophy

Philosophy

Examine life’s biggest questions, from ethics to existence, with curiosity and critical thinking.

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As the stream of AI-generated art turns into a deluge, NFTs could become a cornerstone of the Virtual Renaissance.
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Rapamycin is potentially the most powerful anti-aging drug ever discovered. However, due to its unlucky history, few know of it.
Thinking about the problem of meaning is unsettling because it introduces us to a list of solutions that all feel a bit insane.
John Templeton Foundation
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Before there were planets, stars, and galaxies, before even neutral atoms or stable protons, there was the Big Bang. How did we prove it?
an image of a star burst in the sky.
What began as an annoyance ended as a Nobel Prize-winning discovery about the Big Bang and the origin of the Universe.
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The deep-thinking oddballs of West Coast cycle racing valued mid-ride marijuana over sports science.
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Nobody knows where the word "penguin" comes from.
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Piano Sonata No. 23 offers a window into the way culture became an instrument of Soviet state policy.
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The conservation of energy is one of the most fundamental laws governing our reality. But in the expanding Universe, that's just not true.
a man in a space suit with a camera in his hand.
It's not about fairness. It's about using every possible advantage.
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These high-mass, rapidly star-forming galaxies have called modern cosmology into question. But hi-res simulations show no tension at all.
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Far from being a “dead” pursuit that focuses on old ideas, modern philosophy proposes and debates important, new concepts. All of us can learn from it.
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Left-handed humans were likelier to get stabbed in the heart.
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All forms of energy affect the expanding Universe. But if matter and radiation slow the expansion down, how does dark energy speed it up?
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How do physicists solve a problem like entropy?
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Uncover the high cost of raising a family and discover strategies to make it more manageable and rewarding.
Million Stories
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Nagomi helps us find balance in discord by unifying the elements of life while staying true to ourselves.