philosophy
When it comes to our Universe’s origins, scientists discuss the Big Bang, cosmic inflation, and other theories. Why doesn’t “God” come up?
One does not simply make a meme go viral.
Author and geopolitical strategist Paulo Cardoso do Amaral urges us to ask: Will we shape AI with wisdom, or will AI reshape us with strategy?
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It makes no sense to talk about a “religious life” and a “public life” — there is just life.
A conversation with the legendary VC on his latest book, his work at Techstars, and why “give first” is more than a motto — it’s a mindset.
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How deep is your kink?
No matter what it is that we discover about reality, the fact that reality itself can be understood remains the most amazing fact of all.
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This is my country and this is what we stand for. At least for now.
Want to study philosophy but skip some of its heavier tomes? These five novels are a great place to start. (Existential despair guaranteed.)
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Evolution may have built our brains, but it didn’t build them to find truth.
Here in 2025, many of us claim to come to our own conclusions by doing our own research. Here’s why we’re mostly deluding ourselves.
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If happiness is an absolute good, would 1 billion slightly happy people be better than 1 million incredibly happy people?
“We are racing towards a new era in which we outsource cognitive abilities that are central to our identity as thinking beings,” writes computer scientist Louis Rosenberg.
The child has no control at all and the adult tries to control too much. But there is a third way.
“The stars made our minds, and now our minds look back.”
As US science faces record cuts to funding, jobs, and facilities, these 10 quotes help remind us how science brings value to us all.
How we handle grief largely depends on our worldview. Here is how three famous philosophers handled the certainty of grief and despair.
From bondage to freedom: Baruch Spinoza’s guide to the rational life.
An atheist’s case for why American democracy needs a more Christlike Christianity.
Rutger Bregman’s “Moral Ambition” wants us to aim our careers not at money but solving the world’s biggest problems.
What’s the point in fighting a made up monster?
The strange, undulating sound of mathematics.
A paradigm should be elastic enough to accommodate new data and broad enough to explain the world. For Rupert Sheldrake, ours does neither.