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The modern antiracist movement is harming the very people it claims to help, according to the linguist John McWhorter.
Finding out we're not alone in the Universe would fundamentally change everything. Here's how we could do it.
Research shows that psilocybin leads people away from materialism and toward transcendentalism. Apparently, mushrooms teach metaphysics.
Scientific pluralism is the notion that some questions must be approached from many angles. How can we integrate these scientific models?
Using DNA from samples of extinct flowers, synthetic biologists managed to approximate long-lost floral scents.
The majority of the matter in our Universe isn't made of any of the particles in the Standard Model. Could the axion save the day?
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What would you do differently if you listened to your true desires?
The insurmountable contrasts between their visions help explain Russia’s stunted development and hint at its destructive future.
The most unique interloper into our Solar System has a natural explanation that fits perfectly — no aliens required.
Are we really only a moment away from "The Singularity," a technological epoch that will usher in a new era in human evolution?
Many still cling to the idea that we live in a deterministic Universe, despite the nature of quantum physics. Now, the "least spooky" interpretation no longer works.
The belief that lying is rampant in the digital age just doesn’t match the data.
To overcome burnout, we need to change how we think about the relationship between dignity and work, argues Jonathan Malesic.
We haven't seen a partial eclipse lasting this long since 1440, and won't again until 2669. North America is perfectly positioned for 2021's.
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“The Universe is swarming with scapegoats, yet none of us think we have any of our own.”
Although equal parts Hollywood blockbuster and Putinist propaganda, "Trotsky" still manages to capture the good, the bad, and the ugly of Russia’s revolutionary past.
The most momentous and significant events in our lives are the ones we do not see coming. Life is defined by the unforeseen.
Society-changing ideas form through a three-stage process, argues author Michael Bhaskar.
By taking Satan out of the religious context, storytellers explored the nature of sin in new ways.
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Should we worry about fascist politics? Philosopher Jason Stanley plays devil’s advocate.
The German thinker wrote both treatises and songs. He approached each form of expression with the same level of interest.
Many have argued that free will is an illusion, but science does not support that.
Based on the atoms that they're made out of, the innermost planet should always be the densest. Here's why Earth beats Mercury, hands down.
Even some philosophers don’t think highly of philosophy, but we need it now more than ever.
If used improperly, the metaverse could be more divisive than social media and an insidious threat to society and even reality itself.
Winner takes all, losers die, and participants have no choice but to play.
According to literary theorist Mikhail Bakhtin, Dostoevsky's talents were on par with those of William Shakespeare.
Tighten your ‘thopter seatbelts and get those worm-hooks ready: we're going to unpack the hype surrounding Dune, both the book and the movie.
There's a big difference between the notions of 'false vacuum' and 'true vacuum' states. Here's why we don't want to live in the former.
We pretend to be in control, but we have frighteningly little knowledge upon which to base our life’s decisions.