Yukio Mishima treated his life as if it were a story — one with a surprising and deadly final act.
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“Theory of mind” enables all people to naturally infer other people’s mental states. Psychopaths don’t seem to put much effort into the process.
It’s not for climate science and condensed matter physics. It’s for advancing our understanding beyond spherical cows.
A decade ago, scientists weren’t able to confidently connect any individual weather event to climate change, even though the warming trends were clear.
A new study suggests that depressed people may prefer a Leonard Cohen or Bob Dylan song to one from The Beach Boys or One Direction.
Why should we rely on scientific conclusions even though they cannot be proven? A new essay offers compelling reasons.
Bolsheviks planned to erect a towering monument to the socialist cause, but their quixotic ideas never got off the ground.
Saturn’s Iapetus, discovered way back in 1671, has three bizarre features that science still can’t fully explain.
For some people, the emotional pull of fictional characters is profoundly strong.
Although the statue’s political connotations faded over time, its eyes remain fixed on a key moment in Florentine history.
Try this: It’s about 10 times the number of cups of water in all the oceans of Earth.
Mozart’s Sonata for Two Pianos in D Major (K448) can help reduce seizures in epilepsy patients.
The past ~4 billion years have been an incredibly successful, unbroken run for life on Earth. The future won’t be nearly so bright.
Air conditioning may keep a room cool, but using it is heating up the planet. It is time for something new — or old.
During World War II, Nazi engineers allegedly tried to create UFO-shaped military aircraft.
Is it true that half of disaster relief is motivated politically rather than by need?
The 72-meter wingspan is lined with solar panels to give the plane the power it needs to stay airborne for nearly three months.
People who buy iPhones are not, it seems, masters of their own devices.
The secret to alleviating chronic back pain may be to treat psychological issues like anxiety and repressed emotions.
The German artist painted death as it appeared in life – omnipresent and hidden in plain sight.
AI tried to write music. It wasn’t exactly The Beatles.
Often called modern-day dinosaurs, cassowaries are one of only a few birds known to have killed humans.
If we were born trillions of years in the future, could we even figure out our cosmic history?
After the German election, will the nation continue to “muddle through” successfully enough to lead Europe?
Ever wondered what oxytocin receptor proteins sound like?
Civilization is facing an existential threat from climate change. Will we humans make it? Does anyone in the universe make it?
In his new book “Courage is Calling: Fortune Favors the Brave,” Ryan Holiday explores the virtue of courage and how to overcome fear.
This might help you make it to the end of Herman Melville’s 19th century classic.
“The name’s Bond. Jane Bond.”
A 5,300-year-old mummy teaches us the global history of tattoos.