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Philosophy
Not even Einstein immediately knew the power of the equations he gave us.
6mins
Why marriage is thriving — and dying — in different American classes.
For Nietzsche, a great work of art can either veil the horror of reality or – better yet – help us face it.
The zero-point energy of empty space is not zero. Even with all the physics we know, we have no idea how to calculate what it ought to be.
"Of course, the spleen is the biggest organ in the body."
Take a trip through these master-crafted fantasy societies and ask yourself: Could I actually live there?
Extreme home environments — either very supportive or harshly negligent — tend to produce more sensitive kids.
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The $25 card game that unlocks high achieving teams.
Studies suggest that meditation can quiet the restless brain.
The strange bronze artifact perplexed scholars for more than a century, including how it traveled so far from home.
Only humans can voluntarily conjure new objects and events in our minds.
The Church of England is debating if believers should stop using gendered language when talking about God.
Lonely humans will become infatuated with AI-fabricated personas.
Deep underwater, temperatures are close to freezing and the pressure is 1,000 times higher than at sea level.
Unless you confront your theory with what's actually out there in the Universe, you're playing in the sandbox, not engaging in science.
Democratic freedom, rapturous religion, and newspapers created a hotbed for social experimentation in 19th-century America.
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We are ~99% genetically identical to chimpanzees. But there are three key traits that separate us.
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A productivity expert explains how you can be creative and a powerhouse of productivity.
Would you want to live in any of these places?
The Fermi paradox (along with the subsequent Drake equation) is so difficult that even brilliant thinkers can make little dent in it.
Intellectual humility demands that we examine our motivations for holding certain beliefs.
John Templeton Foundation
Dark energy is one of the biggest mysteries in all the Universe. Is there some way to avoid "having to live with it?"
Though ultimately incorrect, the ancient Greek philosophers blazed a conceptual trail for humankind to understand the nature of reality.
Nobel Laureate Roger Penrose, famed for his work on black holes, claims we've seen evidence from a prior Universe. Only, we haven't.
ChatGPT doesn’t understand physics, but it memorizes very well and puts in extra effort.
Can ChatGPT help you power through writer's block?
If you lost your religion, it might be because the internet and social media are having a secularizing effect on American society.
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Why we keep giving power to the wrong people, according to political scientist and associate professor Brian Klaas.
This year marks 2,000 years since the birth of the Roman author of the first natural encyclopedia.
Success is about give and take — with a little more give.