The French philosopher René Descartes is often credited with discovering the mind-body problem, a mystery that haunts philosophers to this day. The reality is more complicated than that.
Jonathan Westphal | Aug 8, 2019
The very nature and purpose of SNAP, or food stamps, remains a point of contention between public health and anti-hunger communities.
Andrew Fisher | Aug 1, 2019
Karel Čapek's play "R.U.R." premiered in January 1921. Its influence cannot be overstated.
John M. Jordan | Jul 29, 2019
Literary utopias can provoke our critical faculties and open our minds to imaginative — and transformative — ideas.
Nick Montfort | Jul 25, 2019
A combination of greed, colonial mismanagement, and gross incompetence has brought Nauru, once dubbed ‘Pleasant Island,’ to the brink of collapse.
Peter Dauvergne | Jul 22, 2019
The evidence is far less clear than popular media might lead you to believe.
Richard Roberts and Roger Kreuz | Jul 18, 2019
A century after the arrival of commercial neon signs, they have become a metaphor for our simplistic, slogan-obsessed culture.
Luis de Miranda | Jul 15, 2019
Projections may be affecting the very future they are attempting to predict.
Keren Tenenboim-Weinblatt | Jul 11, 2019
“You are not Proust. Do not write long sentences.”
Umberto Eco | Jul 8, 2019
How does one make a performance poem in the modern world? In “Subjoyride,” the Baroness Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven leads the way, presenting a form of Dada “subvertising.”
Irene Gammel & Suzanne Zelazo | Jul 3, 2019
Largely a forgotten figure, Ehrenfest was beloved by the brightest students — and foremost scientists — of the 20th century.
Eric Johnson | Jul 1, 2019
The author of "Flint Fights Back" reflects on the ability of activism to inform — and transform — democratic institutions.
Zoe Kopp-Weber | Jun 27, 2019
