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The underground burial tombs were used at least as far back as 2500 B.C.
Marcus Tullius Cicero is widely regarded as one of the most gifted orators in human history. His writings can teach us a lot about the lost art of public speaking.
Can we stop a rogue AI by teaching it ethics? That might be easier said than done.
When other treatments fail, this radical surgery could help.
Short-termism is both rooted in our most primal instincts and encouraged by runaway technological development. How can we fight it?
Driven by a childhood marked by war and environmental devastation, Dyhia Belhabib developed an innovative technology to combat illegal fishing.
Three ideas could help create the police force that Americans want.
Even some philosophers don’t think highly of philosophy, but we need it now more than ever.
The use of AI within mental health services could be a game-changer.
South Korea is piloting a CCTV system it hopes will save lives.
As Abraham Lincoln famously said, “If you want to test a man’s character, give him power and a plate of cookies.” (Something like that.)
When does a healthy desire for wealth morph into greed? And how can we stop it?
“The Tao of the wise is to work without effort.”
For the ancients, hospitality was an inviolable law enforced by gods and priests and anyone else with the power to make you pay dearly for mistreating a stranger.
“Superjobs” – roles that integrate human and machine skills – will require careful consideration.
New research suggests they may be in the connections between your brain cells.
Once a cosmopolitan faith, Islam valued intellectualism and modernity. It was derailed by various geopolitical and religious forces.
If we manage to avoid a large catastrophe, we are living at the early beginnings of human history.
Did the 20th century bring a breakthrough in how children are treated?
Today, we could use Big Data to radically reform democracy. Tomorrow, we could build nanofabricators and usher in an era of abundance. Is society ready?
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.
She helped create CRISPR, a gene-editing technology that is changing the way we treat genetic diseases and even how we produce food.
Our brains make snap moral decisions in mere seconds.
Many people believe that in the face of profound evil, they would have the courage to speak up. It might be harder than we think.
When Saint Ambrose of Milan was venerated, his life became public property, its meaning expanding with the unique interpretations of each new generation.
Although equal parts Hollywood blockbuster and Putinist propaganda, “Trotsky” still manages to capture the good, the bad, and the ugly of Russia’s revolutionary past.
The development of the revolutionary gene-engineering tool CRISPR is a tale fit for the big screen.