In a world where we all eat fake meat — and so stop breeding domesticated livestock — the animals happiness we prize could simply disappear.
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How Futurism gave us the word “robot,” the movie Metropolis, and this map of the body as a factory.
Your grandparents got way more nutrition out of their vegetables.
Prepare to watch Democrats and Republicans fight over ownership of the pope and his air of moral legitimacy: Let the Great American Papal Tug-of-War begin!
Seeking to right past wrongs and bring privacy back into the hands of the people.
A look at the techniques the show’s producers use to whip the contestants into a superstitious frenzy, and the host’s own bizarre beliefs.
When was the last time you could talk about a show everyone had seen?
Writers without a muse are like runners without legs. Luckily, technology is here to help.
Mental illness is not one-size-fits-all. Just look at the state of mental health in the black community, which is replete with unique and systemic issues.
By examining our minds at a quantum level, we change them, and by changing them, we change the reality that shapes them.
So far, the White House has promised to allow 10,000 Syrians into the country, but that’s a far cry from Turkey’s already 2 million.
“Islamic extremism is an assault on the ideas of liberalism, on the idea of innovation, on women, on gays, on tolerance, on civilization,” says the author and social activist. She says if American cultural leaders like Ben Affleck can’t see this, it’s because they’re not paying attention.
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In principle, they could, of course. But around bizarre star KIC 8462852? Probably not. “The fancy that extraterrestrial life is by definition of a higher order than our own is […]
“If you shut up truth and bury it under the ground, it will but grow, and gather to itself such explosive power that the day it bursts through it will blow up everything in its way.”
The Americans with Disabilities Act took effect exactly 25 years ago today. What is its legacy?
Hillary Clinton continually tweaks her public image, but there is a greater cost to not knowing who you are: We don’t know, either.
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill (1874–1965) was a British politician who was the prime minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955.
Despite its many weaknesses, the U.N. has been successful in one of its main pursuits: linking the countries of the world in a way that promotes peace. Could a similar model work for religion?
Women feel the effects more harshly, whereas it takes a while for men to let those feelings sink in.
Is it our cognition or wonder that elevates us to the ranks of humanity? According to the late fantasy author Terry Pratchett, our imagination is what sets us apart.
“Advertising may be described as the science of arresting human intelligence long enough to get money from it.”
Can history offer us clues on happiness? Yes, argues Yuval Noah Harari, if we’re willing to listen.
You can’t expect to foster effective K-12 education using outdated and analog methods to educate kids raised on digital.
Irritation is a powerful force. It has the whiff of righteousness.
Gay rights supporter Patrick Stewart sees some nuance in the debate. Do you agree?
“No ruler is ever really dethroned by his subjects. No hand but his own ever takes the crown from his head. … When he ceases to lead … the revolt which casts him from power is only the outward manifestation of his previous abdication.”
Think your interior decorator is evil? Imagine Hitler’s.
The sleep of reason brings forth monsters. So does the sleep of imagination.
As Sesame Street Head Writer Joey Mazzarino notes, every parent should have a puppet. It’s important for moms and dads to be unafraid of sometimes being silly.
How successful are these drugs in inducing a good night’s sleep – and what are the drawbacks, over time, to using them as sleep aids?