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It might have been Einstein’s greatest blunder, but it’s our leading theory today. One of the most mysterious components in the entire Universe is dark energy, which — if we’re being honest with […]

Be careful what you tweet. Just ask Ashton Kutcher, who tweeted that September 11 — the start of the football season — was “the greatest day of the year.” More recently, […]

In "That Book Is Dangerous," author Adam Szetela examines the rise of the “Sensitivity Era” in publishing and how outrage campaigns try to control what books authors can write and readers can read.

The Gospels aren’t historical biographies but genre-defining works that blend myth, theology, and a promise of hope.

As we shape our future we should ask: Which interpretations of classic sci-fi fables hold sway with today’s powerful tech leaders?

The first in a series of short stories by the Hugo- and Nebula-winning author that inspired the cult hit "Pantheon."

All religions have three traits: metaphysical commitments, ethical guidance, and daily rituals or practices. So does Stoicism.

One of the 20th century's most famous, influential, and successful physicists is lauded the world over. But Feynman is no hero to me.

Dinosaurs and other beasts were once thought to be the “undisputed masters” of Venus.

Fifteen human space oddities.

The world needs a moral defense of progress based in humanism and agency.

“Isn’t it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too?”

Memories aren’t mental recordings, but pliable information we can use to better manage the present and conjure future possibilities.

When ancient humans stared into the darkness, they imagined monsters. Today, staring into the future, AI is the monster.

Still, the author's main argument wasn't totally discredited.

If you see life as only a source of suffering and misery, why bring anyone else into that? This belief, called anti-natalism, is on the rise.

Only Caesar lived to tell the tale.

Great writing can unveil the criminal psyche better than any other artistic medium.

Philosophers Massimo Pigliucci and Greg Lopez discuss how Stoicism can help us gain perspective on our emotions and act with intention in the world.

From forgotten Hollywood movies to Frank Herbert’s "Dune," science fiction illustrates some of our deepest fears about technology.

The content of our long-term memories is constantly "reconstructed" by our brains. The same is true of memories formed mere seconds ago.

Deep underwater, temperatures are close to freezing and the pressure is 1,000 times higher than at sea level.

Art criticism is inherently subjective. Still, many critics have tried to make a case for why some of the world’s most celebrated books are in fact terribly written. 

Smoke taint from wildfires is gross, even to wine amateurs.

2023 will see an "arms race" in mixed reality hardware and software. This truly will revolutionize our society.

We don’t know when or how music was originally invented, but we can now track its evolution across space and time thanks to the Global Jukebox.

The image you're seeing isn't a hole in the Universe, and the cosmic voids that do exist aren't hole-like at all.

Its apples taste bad, but institutions all over the world want a descendant or clone of the tree, anyway.

Satanic cultists don't even believe the Devil exists. Satanism is largely a religion focused on secular humanism and hedonism.

How drugs, demons, and the search for immortality gave us words we use everyday.