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Philosophy
Examine life’s biggest questions, from ethics to existence, with curiosity and critical thinking.
How many stupid acts does it take to make a person stupid?
The "Creativity Pioneers" proving that imagination
is a practical tool for social transformation.
Moleskine Foundation
Carl Sagan's baloney detection kit taught us how to separate good science from the work of charlatans. In 2026, that matters more than ever.
Julius Caesar conquered Gaul but his emotional intelligence was pitiful — and there’s plenty we can learn from his leadership deficiencies.
6mins
Happiness collapses the moment hardship arrives. Joy doesn’t. Historian Kate Bowler explains why joy can coexist with pain — and why that makes it a stronger, more fulfilling emotion.
Writer and media theorist Bogna Konior connects cosmos and computer by reconsidering our eerily silent Universe.
In this excerpt from Think Like a Mathematician, Junaid Mubeen explains how tiny actions can shape complex systems, revealing the limits of prediction and control in our lives.
13.8 billion years have passed since the Big Bang, but many stars will survive for longer than that. What's the longest-lived a star can be?
I'm definitely a Kitsune, but would a Kitsune actually say that?
In this excerpt from How to Live a Meaningful Life, Bill Burnett and Dave Evans discuss how flow transforms ordinary moments into deeply human experiences.
22mins
"Rationalism is the idea that, in order to truly know something, you have to be able to describe it explicitly."
Many collaborations have used JWST to take deep-field images: some wider and some deeper than others. Here's how it can surpass them all.
A century ago, quantum physics overthrew our view of a deterministic Universe. A profound 21st century theorem closes the door even further.
In this excerpt from Flourish, Daniel Coyle shares how stillness, presence, and attention help people build meaningful connections.
Moltbook is a social media site built for conversation — but not for humans.
53mins
Members
“Our conscious awareness is everything. And the fact that it's still so mysterious to scientists and to all of humanity, the fact that it's still one of the great unsolved mysteries makes it something that everyone can be excited about and that inspires awe in everyone.”
Why we should balance innovation with stewardship — while reframing the “techno-optimists versus doomers” polarization.
8mins
"The thing that the nihilist recognizes is that the values he or she holds are not grounded in anything other than their own preferences."
Kaizen taught me that tiny, consistent changes can be more powerful than dramatic overhauls.
Many top performers start behind — and overtake the early leaders later.
