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The Cosmic Sublime: On the Unpredictability and Allure of Comets

The Cosmic Sublime: On the Unpredictability and Allure of Comets

Ruby Todd Considers the Age-Old Individual and Collective Experience of Watching the Skies

By Ruby Todd | July 16, 2024

In Praise of the Paranormal Curiosity of Charles Fort, Patron Saint of Cranks

In Praise of the Paranormal Curiosity of Charles Fort, Patron Saint of Cranks

Ed Simon on the Porous, Ever-Shifting Boundaries Between Science and Speculation

By Ed Simon | June 10, 2024

John Kaag on the Bloods, the Little-Known Dynasty that Shaped American Life and Philosophy

John Kaag on the Bloods, the Little-Known Dynasty that Shaped American Life and Philosophy

The Author of “American Bloods” in Conversation with James Hibbard

By James Hibbard | June 7, 2024

What Comes For Us All: Read Elias Canetti on the Many Guises of Death

What Comes For Us All: Read Elias Canetti on the Many Guises of Death

On Those Who End Life and Those Whose Lives End

By Elias Canetti | May 16, 2024

For philosophy newbs: five thinkers to follow today.

For philosophy newbs: five thinkers to follow today.

By Brittany Allen | April 29, 2024

The Sickness of Life: On the Problems with Anti-Natalism

The Sickness of Life: On the Problems with Anti-Natalism

Ben Ware Considers the Emptiness of Opting Out

By Ben Ware | March 26, 2024

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Why Are We Here? On the Philosophical Possibilities of “Cosmic Purpose”

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Philip Pullman, Philip Goff, and Nigel Warburton Ponder the Big Questions of Our Existence

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How a 20th-Century Czech Play Influences Our Understanding of Science and Humanity

How a 20th-Century Czech Play Influences Our Understanding of Science and Humanity

Jitka Čejková Commemorates the Centennial of Karel Čapek’s R.U.R.

By Jitka Čejková | January 16, 2024

Love and Looking: On What We (Don't) See Together

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Devorah Baum Considers the Role of Observation in Art and Romance

By Devorah Baum | November 2, 2023

Too Good To Be True: How Angels Continue to Inspire

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Ed Simon Considers the Cultural Legacy of These Heavenly Archetypes

By Ed Simon | October 20, 2023

James Reich on Existential Fiction and the Imprint of Nature

James Reich on Existential Fiction and the Imprint of Nature

"In fiction, as in reality, we dismiss nature at our peril."

By James Reich | September 13, 2023

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Was Tolstoy An Enemy of Love? On the Russian Great's Animosity Towards Desire

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Ron Rosenbaum Considers the Essential Role of Love in Making Us Human

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