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Not every classic enjoyed rave reviews from the start.
“Tristram Shandy” trolled its way to fame.
When science is a source of spirituality in people’s lives, they feel happy and engaged.
The Trojan War was fought in Finland and Ulysses sailed home to Denmark, says one controversial theory.
A thesaurus isn’t to find big and fancy words, but a resource to help you find your rhythm.
He is only out-sold by William Shakespeare and Lao Tzu.
Big Think columnist Adam Frank makes the case for why the 2023 video game Alan Wake 2 is a boundary-pushing piece of art.
Through humility, the old arrogance of infallibility crumbles. And in that there is genuine hope to prevent wrongful convictions.
From before the Big Bang to Voyager 1, particle physicist Harry Cliff takes us on a whiz-bang tour of the Universe’s evolution.
Quite a lot, actually, even though it has no identifiable value as a scientific concept.
Adopting a healthy scepticism towards inherited ideas means “emptying the container of the Self.”
Some authors never saw their books score widespread acclaim—or even get published at all.
This collection of learning and development quotes serves as a reminder of the meaning and purpose behind this important work.
Six authors, six monumental legacies, and a unique thread connecting them: a solitary novel that shines brightly.
Art criticism is inherently subjective. Still, many critics have tried to make a case for why some of the world’s most celebrated books are in fact terribly written.
“Block. It puts some writers down for months. It puts some writers down for life.”
One award was for a medical procedure that incapacitated thousands of people.
Think of a combination of immersive virtual reality, an online role-playing game, and the internet.
Isaac Asimov’s “Foundation” series helped inspire the field of social physics, which uses math to understand crowd behavior.
Role-playing games like Dungeons and Dragons offer a valuable insight: Life is about shifting labels.
Fear is one of the oldest and most powerful emotions known to man, so it should come as no surprise that horror stories are as old as storytelling itself.
Were Hitler’s SS henchmen willing executioners fueled by racial propaganda or mindless servants vying for promotions?
Science and the humanities have been antagonistic for too long. Many of the big questions of our time require them to work closer than ever.
User-driven sites lead to user-based bias.
The most unpleasant aspect of intellectual liberalism is that when speech causes emotional or mental pain, the offended parties are morally entitled to nothing.
Wander into the deep recesses of the mind and never return the same with these existentialist books.
Cross-disciplinary cooperation is needed to save civilization.
The author of classics like “A Farewell to Arms” and “The Sun Also Rises” is known and loved for his simple yet effective writing style. Here’s how to imitate it.
Though gloomy and dense, Russian literature is hauntingly beautiful, offering a relentlessly persistent inquiry into the human experience.