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Walter Pitts rose from the streets to MIT, but couldn’t escape himself.
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Great ideas in philosophy often come in dense packages. Then there is where the work of Marcus Aurelius.
The Canadian professor calls for personal responsibility over legislation.
Maslow's highest level on the hierarchy of needs.
Unfortunately, this means that drivers act more aggressively on the road when spotting cyclists.
Barbara J. King on animal emotions, anthropomorphism, and the future of the planet.
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When it comes to flirting, love meters have nothing on these researchers' findings.
A new study shows that psychopaths have a hard time telling when someone's genuinely distressed, and that they don't seem to care much either way.
One flew east, one flew west, eight shrinks flew into the cuckoo's nest.
Some of us can adjust our moods by listening to certain types of music we know will affect us. This survey looks at the music Americans turn to for mood modification.
The FIRE movement believes frugality is key to retiring in your 30s; others think the movement is about privilege more than prudence.
Philosophers can be pretty eccentric. Here we list seven of the most out there. Yes, Diogenes is included.
A new study shows that oxytocin plays a similar role in dogs’ emotions as it does in humans.
Scientists in Japan have discovered why yawning is so contagious.
"The starting point for understanding inequality in the context of human progress is to recognize that income inequality is not a fundamental component of well-being."
God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,Courage to change the things I can,And wisdom to know the difference.