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Philosophy
Examine life’s biggest questions, from ethics to existence, with curiosity and critical thinking.
The very concept of a "problem with no solution" goes against human nature. But we must accept this harsh reality to have peace in our lives.
Africa has the most universities in the 2022 rankings with over two thirds of the world’s youngest universities.
If dark matter exists in a large halo in our galaxy, made up of particles, then it's passing through us constantly. But how much?
“What am I missing?” is a question that journalist Mónica Guzmán thinks more people should start asking.
Think therapy is self-centered? Think again.
When we fail to help in a bad situation, we are morally responsible. So, why don't we pick up others' litter?
More than any other of Einstein's equations, E = mc² is the most recognizable to people. But what does it all mean?
Adult learning theory is a guidepost for designing training for maximum engagement.
Graphical user interfaces are how most of us interact with computers, from iPhones to laptops. But they were once condemned as making students lazy and destroying the art of writing.
George Washington, for example, was quite happy to engage in deception, if that deception would help protect the United States.
Socrates lived during a time when people did not strive to separate fact from fiction. So how much of what we know about Socrates is true?
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People rarely question their own moral compass. But do you know what shapes yours?
John Templeton Foundation
In "Off the Edge", journalist Kelly Weill dives down the strange rabbit hole of the flat-Earther community.
Online Shinto communities have existed since the birth of the internet as we know it.
A lot of research assumes happiness is measured by comfort and material conditions. For Aristotle, it is about being the best we can be.
In theory, history is the sum of everything that ever happened; in practice, it’s a story we tell ourselves to make sense of and justify our actions in the present.
Is the multiverse real? It's one of the hottest questions in all of theoretical physics. We invited two astrophysicists to join the debate.
Life is possible because of asymmetries, such as an imbalance between matter and antimatter and the "handedness" (chirality) of molecules.
One particular revolution was so important, that at least one historian thinks the 20th century officially began in 1914 and ended in 1991.
Using the Book of Mormon as a sacred but ambiguous atlas, the Latter-day Saints have been looking for the lost city of Zarahemla for decades.