philosophy

Does history have a grand narrative, or is it just a random walk to no place in particular? And is the world as we know it about to change?

Utopia is like a John Lennon song but with golden toilets.

Though gloomy and dense, Russian literature is hauntingly beautiful, offering a relentlessly persistent inquiry into the human experience.

If something is “true,” it needs to be shown to work in the real world.

From “mutilated males” to “wandering wombs,” dodgy science affects how we view the female body still today.

Your life is far more arbitrary than you might think.

The ancient Greeks were obsessed with geometry, which may have formed the basis of their philosophical cosmology.

The wise, the old, and the experienced matter to a full and happy life.

Reduction is an approach that has been successful in science but is not itself synonymous with “science.”

Apart from divine authority, is there an ethical basis for right and wrong?

A virtuous diet isn’t strictly vegan.

Cross-disciplinary cooperation is needed to save civilization.

Life is governed by unspoken rules. How do you know you’re following them correctly?

Quantum theory has weird implications. Trying to explain them just makes things weirder.

When does a healthy desire for wealth morph into greed? And how can we stop it?

Why saying, “I don’t know,” might be the best thing you can do.

Science has not yet reached a consensus on the nature of consciousness.

Pythagoras may have believed that the entire cosmos was constructed out of right triangles.

Is the physical universe independent from us, or is it created by our minds, as suggested by scientist Robert Lanza?

Hippocrates overturned conventional wisdom and invented modern medicine.

Must a religious story be confirmed as a true fact to be effective and inspiring?

Being an intellectual is not really how it is depicted in popular culture.

Diogenes was no doubt odd, but Cynicism might just help our overcrowded lives.

A famous thought experiment from the 1970s is more relevant today than ever before.

No. But Buddhism and quantum mechanics have much to teach each other.

Truth might be hard to find, but we can take steps to eliminate common cognitive biases.

Aliens symbolize the best and worst of humanity. When we dream of aliens, we are pondering our future selves.

Is working from home the ultimate liberation or the first step toward an even unhappier “new normal”?

Seek pleasure and avoid pain. Why make it more complicated?

What’s the difference between brainwashing and rehabilitation?