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Torn between absolutism on the left and the right, classical liberalism—with its core values of compassion and incremental progress whereby the once-radical becomes the mainstream—is in need of a good defense. And Adam Gopnik is its lawyer.
Because geocaches are always hidden out of sight, players often have to behave in out-of-the-ordinary ways to reach them.
What will it take to conquer our immemorial space dream?
When I was a teenager and music was still on cassettes, a mixtape was an act of love. In this episode, I’m putting together some of my favorite moments of 2019, strung together with minimal interruption from me.
In her book The Art of Rest, one researcher conducted a thorough analysis of the top 10 activities we find most restful.
Ever taken pleasure in someone else’s misfortune?
Research suggests dog ownership may improve heart health, decrease depression, and even help you live longer.
Being ahead of the curve can be a dangerous place. These 7 thinkers were driven from their homelands over it.
But few critics actually addressed the science on climate change.
Maura O’Connor discusses her new book, Wayfinding: The Science and Mystery of How Humans Navigate the World.
The axolotl is known to regrow its lower jaw, its retinae, ovaries, kidneys, heart, rudimentary lungs, spinal cord, and large chunks of its brain.
In Talking to Strangers, Malcolm Gladwell discusses the concept of coupling.
The catacombs of Paris. Secret graffiti beneath NYC. The hidden cities of Cappadocia. Writer and explorer Will Hunt is your philosophical tour guide to what lies beneath.
Study finds both a possible rise in gender equality and gender differentiation.
Think adrenaline leaves you unable to think clearly? Think again.
Researchers recruited more than 1000 polyamorous participants.
A new study finds that societies use the same acoustic features for the same types of songs, suggesting universal cognitive mechanisms underpinning world music.
Thinning forests in the Western United States can save billions of gallons of water per year and improve conservation efforts.
Physicist and author of Einstein’s Dreams Alan Lightman once did a study of 30 of science’s great discoveries. He wanted to learn what he could about the creative process from […]
We put presidents on our money, but isn’t there more to life than politics?
Killer robots. Alien invasions. Climate change. Josh Clark of Stuff You Should Know and the new podcast The End of the World thinks a lot these days about existential threats. Believe it or not, he’s optimistic.
If loneliness is a “disease,” is this one of the complications?
Conservative journalist Andy Ngo was attacked during marches in Portland on June 29.
In David Epstein’s ‘Range’, dabblers and dillettantes are ascendant.
The view from way out there really puts things in perspective.
A new experiment shows that two observers can experience divergent realities (if they go subatomic).
Studies on stress and memory have often given conflicting results.
Documentary explores astrobiology, astronauts, and the awe of it all.
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