Fats Are Actually Quite Useful

Besides storing energy as fat, lipids are best known for encircling and protecting every living cell on Earth. The molecules form an effective barrier…

Some Fun Facts About Bamboo

From the National Geographic: 1. Fast growth – Bamboo is the fastest growing plant in…

On the Myth that Arabic Translations Merely Preserved Greek Literature

What is less well-known is that the point of translating foreign works was not to preserve them but to build on them.

I Quit Teaching Because of ChatGPT

This fall is the first in nearly 20 years that I am not returning to the classroom. For most of my career, I taught writing, literature, and language, primarily to university students.

What The Photographer Who’s Taken Hundreds Of Philosopher Portraits Really Thinks Of Philosophers

Steve Pyke is a renowned portrait photographer. He has published ten books, including the award-winning I Could Read the Sky.

A Smart, Sinuous Espionage Thriller Brimming With Heat

Kushner’s narrator is an American spy-for-hire. She’s 34, a dropout from a Berkeley Ph.D. program. She’s working under an assumed name.

Poem: ‘Moment’

A poetic expression penned by Irshad Salim in the Summer of 2020 –while in Islamabad:..

Ten Ways to Spot Gen Z, According to ChatGPT

As of 2023, those born between 1997 and 2012 make up the largest generation in the world, but how easy are they to spot?

Can the Brain Help Heal a Broken Heart?

This work could also help researchers understand the mechanisms that link psychological factors with physical health.

How to Stop the Future from Destroying Us

Nuclear war. Resource wars. Climate wars. AI wars. Wars in outer space. We’ve got our hands full. But maybe here’s a way through it.

Can a Butterfly’s Wings Trigger a Distant Hurricane?

Chaos and Cause: The answer depends on the perspective you take: physics or human agency…

What is Poetry?

Poet and artist Gozo Yoshimasu defines what poetry is via Basho, Walter Benjamin, Paul Klee, smoke, Zen philosophy, and handwriting.