Scotty Hendricks

Philosophers aren’t known for their love lives, but a few have managed to be tragic romantics anyway.

Why is it that people say Ayn Rand isn’t a “real” philosopher? 

“Anarchy” is often used as a synonym for chaos. Does the historical record match up with that? 

Amazon has opened a new store in Seattle, one that may represent the future of what the retail giant is calling ‘Just Walk Out’ shopping. 

Before you reach for another glass of warm milk, read this. 

What does it really mean when something is “Dickensian”? Or “Kafkaesque”? Sometimes these words are overused to the point where they lose their meaning. Here’s how these and 6 other words got their origin. 

Have you ever been curious about how curiosity works?

Bitcoin started at $.008, and today is worth over $12,000. What’s the deal with other cryptocurrencies? We’re here to help. 

How useful are the algorithms dating sites use? According to one regulatory agency, not very.

While it can often be tempting to unfollow friends who have differing political views than you, one philosopher tells us why we should embrace, rather than shun, such challenges to our worldviews. 

Many great minds have plenty of bad things to say about democracy, but what about the people who think it is great?

Finding New Year’s resolutions isn’t always easy. To help you out, we’ve gotten ideas from some of the greatest thinkers of all time.

One of the stranger philosophies currently enjoying a renewal of interest is also that of your favorite group of magical space wizard monks. 

We often look at our impulses as a bother. Things to be overcome and controlled, but what if we are looking at them the wrong way?

Some philosophers have tried to base morality on human nature, but what does biology say about that?

Existentialism is great and all, but how can you really relate to the ideas if you don’t think God is dead? Luckily, we’ve got just the thing. 

Nietzsche’s ideas were used by the Nazi’s to justify their atrocities, but did Nietzsche actually support Fascism? 

There are many famous schools of thought that you have probably heard of, but did you hear the truth or just get a caricature of the idea? 

Americans are, often with justification, regarded as not being versed in philosophy. This is a shame, as the United States and the colonies that proceeded it have produced many great thinkers

You are going to die. So am I. These are facts.

This polymath’s papers—full of personal and scientific revelations—have joined the World Register.

While we often criticize the humanities for not providing an education that leads directly to employment, one philosopher argues they have an even more important role to play in our societies.

Who actually practices what they preach? Various studies suggest that blue states do a better job at staying married and avoiding teen pregnancy—but like all data, it’s not so simple.

A new conception of quantum mechanics rests on the idea that parallel universes exist, and that they interact with our own to create weird and wonderful quantum phenomena. 

A new study shows that “magical thinking” can be reduced by presenting and processing information in a second language.

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai has announced a proposal to repeal net neutrality regulations set forth by the Obama administration in 2015.

An Ivy League education without the Ivy League price tag. 

Here are four great brains from great minds, and how they differ from yours.  

India is a vast land, rich in history, beauty, and great ideas. Here, we want to introduce you to ten great minds in Indian thought. These ten thinkers span thousands of years, include several religions, and more than a few fields of expertise.

“The value of a college education is not the learning of many facts but the training of the mind to think,” Albert Einstein said. So go back to school, Ivy League style.