Crowdfunding distracts us from the fundamental idea that everyone, regardless of "merit," is worthy of care and assistance when they need it.
Nora Kenworthy | Jun 17, 2024
Left unchecked, the technique, which weaponizes emotional data for political gain, could erode the foundations of a fair and informed society.
Aram Sinnreich & Jesse Gilbert | Jun 13, 2024
Heterosexual practices are universal, but the culture of heterosexuality is not.
Louis-Georges Tin | Jun 11, 2024
Only in capitalism do people relate to each other and work together in a way that leads to things ruling people.
Bini Adamczak | Jun 5, 2024
The use of a seemingly simple word illuminates children's cognitive development, social understanding, and linguistic creativity.
Tom Roeper | Jun 3, 2024
Environmental historian Dolly Jørgensen examines the passenger pigeon’s history through the emotional framework of grief.
Dolly Jørgensen | May 28, 2024
Giovanni Aloi maps the ideological currents that led right-wing political exponents to protest and burn palm and banana trees in Milan’s Piazza del Duomo.
Giovanni Aloi | May 24, 2024
In describing how they remember their lines, actors are telling us an important truth about memory.
John Seamon | May 21, 2024
The Parisian Cabaret du Néant pioneered shock entertainment, using magic to conjure macabre illusions for its audience.
Mel Gordon | May 17, 2024
An evolutionary biologist and a science fiction writer walk into a bar... and mull over survival.
Peter Watts | May 13, 2024
An excerpt from Iris Moon’s “Melancholy Wedgwood,” an experimental biography of the ceramics entrepreneur Josiah Wedgwood.
Iris Moon | May 9, 2024
Dennett's classic story raises deep philosophical questions about identity and consciousness.
Daniel Dennett | May 6, 2024
