On Saturday mornings, I walk through metal detectors on my way into synagogue. I’m aware of why they’re there, and I feel ...

The AI-psychopath comparison is everywhere, but it's wrong. Here's why AIs are potentially more unpredictable than psychopaths—and what that means for our futures.

The Fondation Cartier for Contemporary Art has moved to Place du Palais-Royal in Paris. Like its previous location on ...

The German philosopher Karl Marx once stated that Christianity was “the opium of the masses.” Sure enough, religion in general, and Christianity in particular, has often been portrayed by nonbelievers ...

"He crossed a threshold psychologically. As opposed to 'I think I can' it became 'I know that I can,'" said Matt McCarty's ...

The word “ennui” means a feeling of listlessness and dissatisfaction arising from a lack of occupation or excitement. It is a ...

In light of recent conflicts marked by war crimes and legal violations, it is timely to question whether the laws of war ...

Miracles by definition defy science. But a new research effort attempts to understand what our experiences with them do to ...

Edmund Burke (1729-1797), an Anglo-Irish politician and philosopher, was a strong proponent of ethics and values for the ...

Millions of non-Malays have already left the country. PAS continues to pile on the pressure by claiming that the non-Malays ...

The word “tergiversate” means to make conflicting statements. It is a verb that can also mean to change one’s loyalties. The ...

In April 1947, the architect Percival Goodman and his brother, the social critic Paul Goodman, published what would become a ...