If we are wreaking havoc on ourselves and the world, it is because we have become mesmerized by a mechanistic, reductionist way of thinking.
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Opponents of 19th-century American imperialism were not above body-shaming the personification of the U.S. government.
The prize went to three researchers who revolutionized the social sciences by taking advantage of natural experiments.
A history of injustice and the greatest natural location for ground-based telescopes have long been at odds. Here’s how the healing begins.
Stem cell-derived chondrocytes could be the key to regenerating damaged cartilage.
Dennis Klatt developed trailblazing text-to-speech systems before losing his own voice to cancer.
Frank Herbert’s “Dune” refers to a religious desert people who are desperate for a savior to overthrow an evil empire. Sound familiar?
We forget how unnatural a lot of formal education is. “Learning how to learn” requires bridging the gap between the abstract and the natural.
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Bernini created art for 8 different popes. In the process, he helped reinforce and redefine Christianity’s visual culture.
Ketamine’s remarkable effect bolsters a new theory of mental illness.
Many of his criticisms ring true today.
Even with all the recent impacts we’ve seen, it might be more “foe” than “friend” to us.
Some neurology experiments — such as growing miniature human brains and reanimating the brains of dead pigs — are getting weird. It’s time to discuss ethics.
Science and the humanities have been antagonistic for too long. Many of the big questions of our time require them to work closer than ever.
Charlie Kaufman’s Synecdoche, New York is the kind of film that makes you laugh and cry at the same time.
Slowing growth and limiting development isn’t living in harmony with nature—it is surrendering in a battle.
“She understood me and I understood her. I loved that pigeon.”
Determining if the universe is infinite pushes the limits of our knowledge.
A new episode of “Your Brain on Money” illuminates the strange world of consumer behavior and explores how brands can wreak havoc on our ability to make rational decisions.
The more horror we consume, the harder it becomes to find a good scare. These genuinely unsettling movies should get you in the mood for Halloween.
And if they could, would they care, asks philosopher John Gray in his new book.
How can you “touch the Sun” if you’ve always been inside the solar corona, yet will never reach the Sun’s photosphere?
Scientists believe they have the answer, but philosophers prove them wrong.
You want your baby’s name to be unique, but so does everyone else.
Antidepressants can help alleviate PTSD symptoms when paired with psychotherapy, but does our overenthusiasm for them blind us to more effective alternatives?
A new study on mice showed that ginger may counter certain autoimmune disorders such as lupus and antiphospholipid syndrome.
With sodium-sensitive eyes, we’d see it every new Moon. With no detectable gases, the Moon appears to be atmosphere-free. The Moon as seen from a view above the majority of Earth’s […]
The decades-long conflict is best understood not through secondhand accounts of historians, but the primary accounts of people who actually experienced it.
We have pipelines for oil and natural gas. Why not water?