A deep learning AI running on a supercomputer was able to link patterns of brain connectivity to political ideology.
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Aristotle’s ancient virtues play a vital role in today’s war.
We value human life in a way that assumes we possess a sacred something not found in beings like lambs, turkeys, or mosquitoes.
Uploading your mind is not a pathway to immortality. Instead, it will create a possibly hostile digital doppelgänger.
“It’s not a secret that legal language is very hard to understand. It’s borderline incomprehensible a lot of the time.”
Living is about staying busy.
We commonly stereotype psychopaths as criminals, but there are probably more in upper management.
By toppling medieval Europe’s mightiest political power, the Protestant Reformation ushered in a new age of freedom, religious and otherwise.
According to Sigmund Freud, our revulsion at taboos is an attempt to suppress a part of us that actually wants to do them.
People believe that slow and deliberative thinking is inherently superior to fast and intuitive thinking. The truth is more complicated.
A growing body of research shows that religious people seem to enjoy more psychological well-being compared to others.
Growing up in the United States, I remember on Halloween my mother used to say, “Honey, this is not just a day for costumes and candy. You must also remember […]
Jules Verne wrote about gasoline-powered vehicles, weapons of mass destruction, and global warming more than a century ago.
Journaling helped Marcus Aurelius cultivate the emotional intelligence necessary to steer Rome through turbulent times.
Stories of child prodigies and the naturally gifted hide the fact that success is built on more than talent alone.
Neuroscientists hope to learn more in the hope of finding a way to reverse dementia.
Do your kids a favor and give them the gift of philosophy this Christmas.
It could lead to a massive uptake in those previously hesitant.
A virtuous diet isn’t strictly vegan.
Some neurology experiments — such as growing miniature human brains and reanimating the brains of dead pigs — are getting weird. It’s time to discuss ethics.
Modern robotics are creating a kind of cultural paradox, where the best religion is the one that eventually involves no humans at all.
Imagine Flipper trained in the art of espionage.
For some people, there is only one thing to live for. They commit their entire being to that thing. They are dangerous.
One god stands for order, logic, and reason. The other stands for chaos, madness, and drunkenness. Nietzsche thinks you need both.
Not everything that claims to be “scientific” actually is. There are five features of scientifically rigorous studies.
Modern applications of Stoicism show up in unexpected places, from the latest techniques in psychotherapy to texts on Christian theology.
Communication among cetaceans, like whales and dolphins, looks especially promising.
Although saying the wrong thing could often get you killed in ancient civilizations, history shows that the ideal of free speech has deep roots.
The belief that lying is rampant in the digital age just doesn’t match the data.