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How a “literate preacher” crafts his sermons.

The Canadian professor takes issue with blocking free speech, but is he part of the problem?

Jordan Peterson is one of the most controversial public figures in recent years. Here's a recap of some of his ideas.

In '12 Rules For Life', Jordan Peterson shows why listening is the most important aspect of any conversation.

A study surveyed 821 people to find the funniest words in the English language.

Rubens’ Prometheus literally flips Michelangelo’s Christ on his head to look at art and gods in a whole new way.

It is truly appalling for people who lead cosseted lives, neglecting their sworn duty to defend the US Constitution, to sneer at those who defend it for free, or at great personal cost.

The explosive growth of the micro-blogging service’s global popularity is emblematic of a trend affecting the entire internet: it’s becoming less American, and less Anglophone.

Michelangelo spent most of his life on a massive guilt trip. When he painted The Crucifixion of St. Peter in 1550 (pictured), he inserted not one, but two self-portraits. To […]

This past week at The Hill newspaper, Ben Geman analyzed President Obama’s speech on climate change, highlighting remarks from environmentalists who welcome Obama’s apparent shift in communication strategy.  In the […]

This semester I am teaching a doctoral seminar on the important questions and trends related to media, technology and democracy. In this post, I introduce several major topics and provide […]

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.

Climate activists' brand of iconoclasm is far removed from the Beeldenstorm that swept medieval Europe.

Psychologists are finding that moral code violations can leave an enduring mark — and may require new types of therapy.

Three years after the pandemic began, we still don't know the origin of COVID. A strange lack of curiosity has stifled the debate.

All nations have founding myths, but none are quite like Russia's.

Japan just opened to tourists for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic began, echoing the island country’s isolationist policies during the feudal era.

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

The world isn’t ending! But we are likely at the beginning of a profound transformation.

The Russian mindset is characterized by cynicism and distrust.

Here are five things to know before conducting a training evaluation.

Brands manufacture meaning through consensus; people must strive to create their own.

What if intelligence can thrive without consciousness?

Suppose that fetuses are persons. Since pregnant people are too, how should conflicts between them be settled?

Bernini created art for 8 different popes. In the process, he helped reinforce and redefine Christianity’s visual culture.

The site will be the first working example of a geological disposal facility.

The so-called "court painter of Silicon Valley" was shaped by her youth in communist Poland but looks forward to a future ruled by celebrity robots. 

Is college worth it? This question may seem a no-brainer, but there are many reasons why it is worthy of serious deliberation. Here are three.

Some question the ethics of sanctions aimed at cancelling Russian art and culture and punishing ordinary citizens.

Wander into the deep recesses of the mind and never return the same with these existentialist books.