Fatih Akin has first-hand experience of strong cultural cross-winds. Ethnically Turkish and raised in Germany, he has made many films dealing with sudden dislocation and how people respond to it.
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‘Luck’ is the wrong word. The Universe cooperated, but we gave ourselves the opportunity by being prepared. It was already 28 years ago that the Hubble Space Telescope was launched […]
The Oscars has produced a number of controversial speeches in the past. This year will likely not divert from that path.
Here are some of the best books on the rich history, rabid speculations and intriguing fictionalized world of artificial intelligence.
It’s so much more than mass-energy equivalence; it’s the key to unlocking the quantum Universe. For hundreds of years, there was an immutable law of physics that was never challenged: […]
Dark matter feels fake. MOND sounds plausible. What should you conclude? Imagine I told you that everything you ever saw, touched, or experienced — in this world and in the Universe beyond — was […]
“Enforcing language norms is a way of enforcing power structures.”
One of the tangible benefits of religion is the community it can foster. What happens when those social connections start to decay?
In his latest book, Will Storr traces the lineage from self-esteem to selfie.
As human beings we all must do some work for basic survival—but how much? Is there a “minimum daily requirement” of work?
In his latest book, Fantasyland, Kurt Andersen covers the first five hundreds years of American magical thinking.
Terrorism. Technological disruption. Globalization. Life in the 1870’s was wild. Harvard historian Maya Jasanoff on Joseph Conrad, his times, and ours.
Unless you can make a force that travels faster than the speed of light, a singularity is inevitable. The more mass you place into a small volume of space, the […]
The fragility of digital memory could let the entire story of our time turn to sand.
Today millions are celebrating the resurrection of Christ, yet there were many gods before him with similar stories.
For thousands of years, all over the world, we’ve told tales of monsters and the undead. Why? Aaron Mahnke, creator of the ‘Lore’ podcast, on the hunger for mystery.
You’ve heard of the big Greek philosophers. Now, read about the ones who inspired them.
When was the last time you were well and truly bored? If you can’t remember, you’re not alone. Manoush Zomorodi on what our brains really need, and what they’re getting.
A game designer creates games that can change attitudes and behaviors.
In her book, The Power of Meaning, Emily Esfahani Smith details the four pillars of meaning, arguing that they’re much more important than chasing happiness.
When you look at the history of it, a strange pattern emerges.
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Is it ever okay to believe in things we consider to be impossible or extremely improbable?
BICEP2 scientist Brian Keating’s new book is honest and insightful, but just as notable for what it fails to recognize. Imagine what it’s like to be a scientist working on […]
“The starting point for understanding inequality in the context of human progress is to recognize that income inequality is not a fundamental component of well-being.”
It’s the first, most naive question you might think to ask. The solution is a lot more complicated than you imagine. According to a large amount of evidence, the overwhelming majority […]
Jellyfish have their tentacles all tangled up in our lives in ways we’re only dimly aware of.
The most unusual star known has finally had its dimming scientifically explained. Here’s the unusual, dusty resolution. The science of planet-hunting has truly taken off in the 21st century, with […]
Rather than one layer at a time, this method creates an entire object all at once, using lasers.
If you think we know it all, you’ll never be ready for the next big breakthrough. When you’re taught the scientific method, you think of a neat procedure you can […]