Great ideas in philosophy often come in dense packages. Then there is where the work of Marcus Aurelius.

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China's rise has necessitated a global PR push. It includes influencing how the movies you watch depict China.

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A study out of Finland shows us that sex is sex and robots are robots, and the overlap is confusing.

The Dalai Lama is important, so important that he might decide not to come back after his next death.

Should all ideas see daylight?

One of the most famous experiments in psychology might be completely wrong.

Mercantilism, the oldest thing in economics, is back in a big way.

Schadenfreude is a common feeling, but not all of it is the same.

It's not just a case of "what doesn't kill you makes you stronger."

A study on flies may hold the key to future addiction treatments.

Sure we know it would be bad, but what do all of these scary numbers really mean?

Dozens of mummified cats were dug up this week. This isn't as shocking as you might think.

Two massive clouds of dust in orbit around the Earth have been discussed for years and finally proven to exist.

Freedom and democracy are great, but our understanding of what those things are has changed a lot since we came up with them.

Did you know? Looped music has been used a means of torture.

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A neuroscientist argues that da Vinci shared a disorder with Picasso and Rembrandt.