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You are much more likely to die in a car crash than from terrorism. Yet, philosopher Eran Fish says fearing terrorism more is justified.

The transformational change driven by AI will elevate neurodiversity inclusion as an organizational asset, argues Maureen Dunne.

God is not a vending machine, but is it wrong to treat him like one?

The acceptance of death is deeply embedded in our culture; it’s time to overthrow that idea.

Intentions tend to get mangled by overreach in every complex organization — so dial up the charisma and the clarity.

Recent high-profile instances of fraud in psychology have led some to wonder if there’s anything useful about the field at all.

“For every PhD there is an equal and opposite PhD.”

And how to make it think differently.

Today’s philosophy students would be justified in asking, “What does any of this have to do with living?”

The rise and fall of Josh Harris — the genius who anticipated the digital revolution just a little too soon.

The Kalam cosmological argument asserts that everything that exists must have a cause, and the “first” cause must be God. Is that valid?

Survey data suggests that our bodily perceptions of love extend far beyond the heart.

“Conceptual isolation” offers an agreeable solution.

Far from being a “dead” pursuit that focuses on old ideas, modern philosophy proposes and debates important, new concepts. All of us can learn from it.

Acting “little and often” has huge consequences and they’re not always good — but awareness yields solutions.

If you think everyone around you is terrible, the joke may be on you.

Stoicism is popular today but often misunderstood and misapplied. In fact, a naive interpretation of Stoicism is damaging to your well-being.

The tech world’s fixation on artificial intelligence has spawned beliefs and rituals that resemble religion — complete with digital deities, moral codes, and threats of damnation.

What if the barrier to a fulfilled life isn’t technology but culture?

“It’s much more interesting to live not knowing than to have answers that might be wrong.”

During the industrial era the cost of artificial light fell off a cliff — and the road to illumination was paved with ingenuity and slaughter.

Millions of people have had a near-death experience, and it often leads them to believe in an afterlife. Does this count as good proof?

In an attempt to prove Christianity inferior to communism, a Soviet scientist hoped to play God.

From “Thompson’s violinist” to the “Experience Machine,” these thought experiments will throw your mind for a loop.

Slowing growth and limiting development isn’t living in harmony with nature—it is surrendering in a battle.

Whether we should tear down philosophy’s Berlin Wall and let East and West finally merge depends entirely on what we think philosophy is—and what it’s for.

“I thought strangers knew who I was and were whispering about me as I walked by.”

Once a cosmopolitan faith, Islam valued intellectualism and modernity. It was derailed by various geopolitical and religious forces.

Great writing can unveil the criminal psyche better than any other artistic medium.

The biases that shape our understanding of the mind.