Category: Lifestyle
Living Through Challenging Times
The wisdom of the ancients advises us to reduce our anxiety by reflecting only on what is in our control.
Brief History of the Most Famous Swear Word in the World
Two recent discoveries have changed our understanding of the word’s earliest history in English.
How the Occult Gave Birth to Science
For scientists of yore anything—from mermaids to alchemy—was on the table. When it came to fascination with the occult, Newton was hardly alone.
This Scientist Treated Her Own Cancer With Viruses She Grew in the Lab
Virologist Beata Halassy says self-treatment worked and was a positive experience — but researchers warn that it is not something others should try.
The Next US President Sits at the Edge of Chaos
Four tremendous forces — AI, the energy transition, climate change and geopolitics — will accelerate over the next president’s term.
Franz Kafka and the Girl Who Lost Her Doll
From Motivation Station: At 40, Franz Kafka (1883-1924), who never married and had no children,…
How ‘Miracle’ Weight-Loss Drugs Will Change the World
Welcome to the healthier, happier world of 2030. Heart attacks and strokes are down 20%. A drop in food consumption has left more money in people’s wallets.
‘Kabhi Main Kabhi Tum’ and the Magic of Slow Burn
The series takes us through the unsteady domestic lives of Sharjeena and Mustafa, who navigate the difficulties of love and honour…
Progress and Spirituality
The right’s new love of technological progress isn’t a good enough answer to the left’s progressive ideology. What are they both missing?
The Line: AI and the Future of Personhood
“Most of the law professors and judges who read it were polite enough to say the arguments were thought provoking, but…”
The Horse: Man’s Most Useful Companion
Dogs may be man’s best friend, but for thousands of years horses were humanity’s most valuable domesticate.
How Monotheists Modelled God on an Alpha Male
Protective, omnipotent, scary and very territorial. The monotheistic God is modelled on a harem-keeping alpha male.