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Humanity is never fully in control of its creations. This lesson from Mary Shelley has remained relevant for over 200 years.
A new book envisions an encounter of minds between the Argentinian writer Jorge Luis Borges, the physicist Werner Heisenberg, and the philosopher Immanuel Kant.
Science will lead us to a universal morality and a cosmic religion.
Follow your nose all the way home.
Traditionally, the long history of Japanese thought has not been viewed as “philosophy” — even by Japanese scholars. It’s time for a rethink.
The patron saint of calling BS, Harry Frankfurt, died watching his philosophy become more urgent than ever.
Literature’s first utopia shows how far we’ve come.
The latest gravitational wave data from LIGO and Virgo finally shows us the truth: there are no “gaps” in the masses of black holes.
Spend well, save well, live well.
We may be the last generation born not knowing if we are alone in the Universe.
Truth might be hard to find, but we can take steps to eliminate common cognitive biases.
Biology plays an important role in emotional reactions, but neuroscientist Kristen A. Lindquist posits that our culture is just as influential.
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As improving biotech offers us longevity, we can prepare to live much better as we age.
When science is a source of spirituality in people’s lives, they feel happy and engaged.
There are different types of atheism and atheists. In general, they can be classified as the non-religious, the non-believers, and agnostics.
We’re wrong about what other people think – and that has harmful impacts on the next generation.
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Many people out there, including scientists, claim to have discovered a series of game-changing revolutions. Here’s why we don’t buy it.
The paper does not prove the existence of dark matter, but it mostly eliminates a rival theory called Modified Newtonian Dynamics.
In 2023, data from the James Webb Space Telescope soured hopes that TRAPPIST-1 c had an atmosphere. That disappointment might have been premature.
Self-help gurus for the digital age.
The Universe has asymmetries, but that’s a good thing. Imperfections are essential for the existence of stars and even life itself.
The “scientific Buddha” and the idea of Buddhist exceptionalism with regard to science are modern creations.
Unlock the paradoxes of life through poetic realism.
We are wired to value things more when we work hard at attaining them — even if, objectively, they aren’t worth that much.
AI was key to making Moderna’s COVID mRNA vaccine. Its role in mRNA therapeutics will rapidly grow in the coming years.
Energy balance is the greatest arbiter of weight gain. Embrace the “oinker diet.”
Telegrams were the “Twitter of the 1850s and 1860s” — and they elicited the exact same overblown fears as Twitter does today.
Times of crisis tend to produce “hard” leaders, but — driven by Generations Y and Z — a softer leadership style has taken root globally.