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A proponent of panpsychism argues moral truth is inherent in consciousness.
You can’t spot a liar just by looking — but psychologists are zeroing in on methods that might actually work.
Misinformation was extremely popular in 2023, as bad science often made global headlines. Learn the truth behind these 10 dubious stories.
The truth may be out there — but it’s not in these close encounters of the third kind.
For Buddhists, the “Four Noble Truths” offer a path to lasting happiness.
The truth is out there, but it's probably not in the latest whistleblower's report.
Your BS detector might not be as accurate as you think.
It's time for an honest conversation.
Dive into the twisted truths and concealed realities told by literature's most unreliable narrators.
Debate is a verbal sport with winners and losers. As such, it is less about the truth and more about who looks and sounds the best.
Learn to spot the scientists who are searching for the truth rather than money, ego, or fame.
Research suggests there's truth to regional stereotypes in the U.S. — with some caveats.
Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb claimed to track down and find alien spherules on the ocean bottom. Here's the sober truth.
Philosopher Lee McIntyre discusses the dangers of disinformation, how such falsehoods spread, and what we can do about it.
Millennia ago, philosophers like Anaximander grasped that nature is the ultimate recycler.
University College London professor Brian Klaas exposes the ugly truth about world leaders.
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The larger truth on the streets is that no one uses just one drug anymore.
Science has opened so many doors to humanity’s understanding of the world. Scientism shuts them. Here’s how to tell the difference.
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It doesn't matter how ridiculous a lie is. As long as it is repeated often enough, some people will believe it.
Every organization has a power block of dutiful but unappreciated talent. Here’s an effective plan for engagement.
"In order to seek truth," Rene Descartes once wrote, "it is necessary once in the course of our life to doubt, as far as possible, all things."
The science fiction dream of a traversable wormhole is no closer to reality, despite a quantum computer's suggestive simulation.
When done right, dark humor can help us face inconvenient truths and question stifling social conventions.
"Less is better" is not a catchy marketing slogan, but one doctor who didn't shower for five years thinks there's a lot of truth to it.
Plato, Sun Tzu, and Buddha all lived in a "golden age" of philosophy that laid the foundation of modern thought.
Is science absolute? Its truths and discoveries guide us toward the nature of reality, but we must always remain open-minded to revisions.
The Universe certainly formed stars, at one point, for the very first time. But we haven't found them yet. Here's what everyone should know.
A new AI lie detector can dive into their hidden thoughts and reveal “what language models truly believe about the world.”
One study estimated that 80% of people include “deviations” from the truth in their online profiles.