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Philosophy

Is Santa Claus a God?

Father Christmas bears some striking similarities to the divinities of many religions.

December 24, 2014

Angst and the Empty Set

We can experience nothingness, but does it actually exist?

July 31, 2014

A Complicated Question

A child asks, and war answers.

July 31, 2014

An Atheist’s Guide to Spirituality

“I did not have to believe anything irrational about the universe.”

July 31, 2014

Ingenious: Alan Lightman

The physicist on writing, the writer on physics.

July 31, 2014

My Own Personal Nothingness

From a childhood hallucination to the halls of theoretical physics.

July 31, 2014

Flashback: Human Uniqueness

Shining a light on the spark that separates man from beast.

March 4, 2014

Over Time, Buddhism and Science Agree

Understanding the impermanence of everything—including ourselves.

January 3, 2014

Over Time, Buddhism and Science Agree

Understanding the impermanence of everything—including ourselves.

January 3, 2014

Capturing the “Ruin Porn” of Berlin

Layers of history beckon with imperfect memories.

November 12, 2013