At long last, we’re getting a confrontation with ethics, with science, and with human frailty, not just the Federation at war. “You are… six years old. You are weak and helpless! […]
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Spontaneous talk on surprise topics. Actor Timothy Spall on the layers of contradictions and complexities that define a person, and what’s underneath.
And you don’t even need a Delorean at 88 MPH. It’s one of the greatest tropes in movies, literature, and television shows: the idea that we could travel back in time […]
Did they perform their analysis sub-optimally? Maybe. But gravitational waves were seen no matter what. “We hope that interested people will repeat our calculations and will make up their own minds […]
Spontaneous talk on surprise topics. Author Mary Gaitskill on vulnerability, alienation, and Cerebus the Aardvark.
Even if free will doesn’t exist, some say we should allow a belief in it to remain.
A story can literally transport you into a character’s body. But how long does it last?
Elon Musk, Sam Harris, Ray Kurzweil and other visionaries discuss AI superintelligence at a recent conference.
“If all that liberals can do in response is continue to lie about the causes of terrorism and lock arms with Islamists, we have some very rough times ahead,” writes Sam Harris.
A new study finds LSD — a Schedule I drug with “no medical value” — to be therapeutically beneficial.
A new study finds a link between a desire for uniqueness and a willingness to believe in conspiracy theories.
Here’s why you should try to fit less—not more—into each day.
Research on ghost sightings reveal underlying manifestations that affect us in weird ways.
A new report shows a marked uptick in individualism worldwide. The collective voice of societies will be the loser.
NASA has turned to the internet for help in naming the newly discovered Trappist-1 exoplanets.
Shelby Harris explains what can go wrong when the safety mechanism that shuts down your body during dreaming fails.
Researchers at Queen Mary University have inched us closer toward an invisibility cloak, for starters.
You might think philosophy is a boy’s club. We are here to correct that misconception.
Experts assess what would happen if the U.S. and North Korea go to war.
A recent conference on the future of artificial intelligence features visionary debate between Elon Musk, Ray Kurzweil, Sam Harris, Nick Bostrom, David Chalmers, Jaan Tallinn and others.
Philosopher and cognitive scientist David Chalmers warns about an AI-dominated future world without consciousness at a recent conference on artificial intelligence that also included Elon Musk, Ray Kurzweil, Sam Harris, Demis Hassabis and others.
For the first time, I genuinely enjoyed the new series. There’s been one question that’s bothered me in every episode since Star Trek: Discovery began: why would anyone want to be […]
Personifying certain drugs as evil while calling opioid users “victims” points a glaring spotlight on drug policies that aren’t really about public health.
Descartes’ solitary, inward-facing mindset misconstrues the social nature of our thinking. Social Cartesianism better captures the soul of what matters in distinguishing humans from animals or machines.
In her new book, Eden Collinsworth investigates morals in a growingly diverse world.
Meet LISA, the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna. Yes, it’s giant LIGO, in space, and it’s happening! “Einstein’s gravitational theory, which is said to be the greatest single achievement of theoretical […]
Spontaneous talk on surprise topics. Jace Clayton AKA DJ/Rupture on sleuthing for beauty and surprise in the digital-musical landscape.
In a world that’s always connected, we give away an essential part of our selves with constant distractions.
Sleep psychologist Shelby Harris reviews ideas about what dreams may be.