Scotty Hendricks

Everybody is made happiest by purchasing experiences, right? A new study tells us to rethink our cliche.

A new study finds even babies can discern who leads and who bullies.

We often praise selfless action, but it is even possible?

50 years ago the city of Chicago erupted in a legendary police riot.

Think you make moral judgments objectively? Think again.

Central Europe is so dry that grim warnings of famines to come are rising out of the Elbe.

We hear the word ‘socialism’ a lot. What does it mean, exactly?

Creationists believe that every aspect of reality was planned. Conspiracy theorists think that major socio-political events were planned. We now know why there is an overlap between the two groups.

Researchers have just discovered the remains of a hybrid human.

What causes the urban-rural cultural divide? According to this author, its how we view our communities.

Richard Feynman once asked a silly question. Two MIT students just answered it.

Many school districts are switching over to a four day week. Is this a good idea?

Why do great minds argue for positions we find repulsive? Today, we find out why Robert Nozick was a libertarian.

We know not getting enough sleep is bad for us, this study gives us yet another reason to get a few more hours in.

A “new” Roman library has been found in Germany. What might it have had in it?

How worried should we be about bacteria with an alcohol tolerance? Be afraid, be very afraid.

We all know who Confucius was, but what did he teach?

Lab-grown lungs have been successfully placed in pigs for the first time. How long until we get to humans?

Hear Carl Sagan as you’ve never heard him before.

Richard Feynman wrote a lot of things. Here, you can read his most touching letter.

Why do secular groups often act like churches? The answer is simpler than you think.

It can be hard to understand why a person would be an atheist. Bertrand Russell is here to help.

You can name a dozen rock stars on drugs, but can you name the philosophers who partook? We’re here to help.

The Galapagos Islands are among the most fascinating places on Earth. Their uniqueness has inspired science to make many important discoveries there.

Do the clothes make the man? With the Diderot Effect, material goods can help forge your whole identity.

Ever notice how people with conservative sexual attitudes seem to still cheat at the same rate as their more liberal peers? A new study says you’re onto something.

Nietzsche had some harsh things to say about the worldview of the masses, but what did he really think?

There are millions of asteroids in the solar system. A new study might tell us where they came from.

A recent poll shows a third of Americans think another civil war is likely. How worried should we be?

What do we do when we know an infant will not have a life worth living? Philosophy is here to help.