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In “The History of Western Philosophy,” Bertrand Russell made it clear whose thinking he admired — and whose thinking he didn’t.
It can be hard to understand why a person would be an atheist. Bertrand Russell is here to help.
Two recent announcements—well, one announcement and one pronouncement—are making the rounds: popular self-help author Marianne Williamson has thrown herself into the political ring by running for the congressional seat in […]
As October begins, thousands of longtime NASA employees are leaving the agency. 4000+ will exit by January 9, 2026, changing NASA forever.
The Big Bang was hot, dense, uniform, and filled with matter and energy. Before that? There was nothing. Here’s how that’s possible.
Want to study philosophy but skip some of its heavier tomes? These five novels are a great place to start. (Existential despair guaranteed.)
All stars shine due to an internal source of energy. Usually, it’s nuclear fusion: converting mass into energy. What makes them most bright?
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
The idea of awarding legal personhood to nature has received renewed attention in the contemporary environmental justice movement, but much contention remains.
Gravitational waves carry enormous amounts of energy, but spread out quickly once they leave the source. Could they ever create black holes?
Gladiators fought in rounds, and there were referees to enforce rules. Only rarely were gladiators killed.
A philosophical debate spanning creation, free will, and a sneaky teapot.
Gods and angels have been replaced with hi-tech extraterrestrials.
Walter Pitts rose from the streets to MIT, but couldn’t escape himself.
Mary Toft staged an elaborate hoax, but the pain was real.
How does the mind interact with the body? Nobody really knows — but these philosophers ventured an answer.
From consciousness to nothingness and beyond, these questions still baffle the brightest minds. Will they ever be solved?
Are anti-workers the lazy children of privilege or the brave vanguard of a utopic upheaval?
From Aristotle’s lazy cosmology to Immanuel Kant’s “scientific” racism, great minds are not immune to very bad ideas.
Media provocateurs and conspiracy theorists insist that they’re “just asking questions.” No, they aren’t.
Sludge may be inevitable, but there are better ways to manage such frictions in our daily lives.
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A computer that could decidedly pass Alan Turing’s test would represent a major step toward artificial general intelligence.
Universal basic income can secure basic independence for citizens, something which modern states have failed to do, argues author Louise Haagh.
It’s been precisely 13.8 billion years since the Big Bang occurred. Here’s how we know.
One single plot of data embodies the most profound thing we know about the stars.
New research suggests you can’t fake your emotional state to improve your work life — you have to feel it.
And can scientists even agree on what ‘nothing’ means? The more curious we get about the great cosmic unknowns, the more unanswered questions our investigations of the Universe will reveal. […]
The pendulum didn’t tick right when they brought it here: the start of a fascinating story. For nearly three full centuries, the most accurate way that humanity kept track of […]
What leads people to believe in “chi” attacks and “no-touch” knockouts?