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The Case for Treating Gatsby as a Real Person

Tibetan Buddhists have a concept called the “tulpa,” thought-created beings who develop an existence independent of their creators.

August 14, 2017

The Typewriter’s Love of the Desert

Reflections on Sam Shepard’s time at the Santa Fe Institute.

August 3, 2017

As the World Collapses

An exclusive glimpse into Jeff VanderMeer’s new apocalyptic novel, “Borne.”

July 21, 2017

New York Under Water

Your future commute to work is on a boat.

Defy the Stars

What’s the real difference between man and machine?

May 9, 2017

God Created Consciousness in Fiction

The major exception to the flatness of ancient characters.

April 28, 2017

Why Doesn’t Ancient Fiction Talk About Feelings?

Literature’s evolution has reflected and spurred the growing complexity of society.

April 20, 2017

Drawing Physics

How visualizations deepen our understanding.

February 27, 2017

Video Games Do Guilt Better Than Any Other Art

Game designers can make players reflect on their moral decisions in a way other art forms can’t.

February 6, 2017