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Many hope that AI will discover ethical truths. But as Gödel shows, deciding what is right will always be our burden ...
Throughout the animal kingdom, the parents of newborns must strive to create snug sanctuaries in a hazardous world ...
Life is often experienced as a demanding, ongoing story. But with a little practice, a new space opens for peaceful presence ...
Growing up in countercultural California, ‘enlightenment’ had real glamour. But decades of practice have changed my mind ...
The little-known painter who found beauty in bugs, transforming pests into wondrous creatures and works of art ...
Life is complicated. In Cameroon, initiated diviners read the messages of spiders to untangle possible futures ...
The systems that make people unfree are deeply intertwined. This prison abolitionist dares to envision real alternatives ...
Dissonance and harmony might seem straightforward, but a deep dive into the physics reveals their delightful complexity ...
What’s so golden about the golden ratio? A myth-busting investigation tells the story of a misunderstood mathematical idea ...
In this video, Angus Patterson, the senior curator of metalwork at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, explores a somewhat innocuous-looking object in the museum’s collection with a fascinating ...
After gaining independence from Spain in 1821, and amid the sweeping forces of the Industrial Revolution, Mexico entered a period of profound upheaval. In this moment of transformation, a pressing ...