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This collection of learning and development quotes serves as a reminder of the meaning and purpose behind this important work.

Science will lead us to a universal morality and a cosmic religion.

1700s economic principles predicted Uber. A Nobel Prize-winning economist explains why.

Could the prevalence of flood myths around the world tell us something about early human migration or even the way our brains work?

Tech expert Peter Leyden argues that we have a historic opportunity to harness AI and other transformative technologies in order to make a much better world over the next 25 years.

No matter how you define the end, including the demise of humanity, all life, or even the planet itself, our ultimate destruction awaits.

Even if a leading theory of consciousness is wrong, it can still be useful to science.

An evidence-based policy movement is arming the fight with tools and programs that are more effective than ever before.

What you can learn about media by parodying it from the print era into the digital age.

“Tristram Shandy” trolled its way to fame.

Synthetic biology has the power to cure and kill. Have we learned from our past mistakes?

Arendt thought 20th-century philosophy had become too passive and abstract. She called for “active thinking” that prepares us to live in the real world.

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

A great many cosmic puzzles still remain unsolved. By embracing a broad and varied approach, particle physics heads toward a bright future.

High-conflict people are found in all walks of life. Learning how to identify them, and what to do next, can save you much emotional turmoil.

With sea levels rising, the Dutch are pondering floating cities — while also exporting their engineering know-how to turn a tidy profit.

Light carries with it the secrets of reality in ways we cannot completely understand.

Climate activists’ brand of iconoclasm is far removed from the Beeldenstorm that swept medieval Europe.

The fictitious 31st-century world portrayed by the series is actually quite a bit like our own in the 21st century.

Achieving values and pursuing growth is the real secret to a fulfilled life.

His grandfather, a member of Oppenheimer’s atomic bomb team, foresaw the potential of nuclear energy to power cities — not destroy them.

Your inner voice can be the devil on your shoulder or the angel. It depends on where your focus lies.

Though Sun Tzu’s “The Art of War” is a classic military treatise, its advice applies to all manner of conflict.

Many people perceive the struggle to understand our Universe as a battle between science and God. But this is a false dichotomy.

The spooky world of quantum mechanics might reach out and touch you — by mutating your DNA. Welcome to the weird world of quantum biology.

In a state of “hyperwar,” accidents or unexpected AI decisions could lead to widespread devastation before humans could intervene.

It’s not for climate science and condensed matter physics. It’s for advancing our understanding beyond spherical cows.

Pain makes sense from an evolutionary perspective. What’s puzzling is why so many of us choose to seek out painful experiences.

Does history have a grand narrative, or is it just a random walk to no place in particular? And is the world as we know it about to change?

Evolutionary psychology could explain those otherworldly feelings.