As Stendhal knew, the reason for art is to make you feel. Do not try to grasp the artwork: allow it to grasp you instead ...

is a PhD candidate in the Department of Comparative Literature at the University of California, Berkeley and a member of the Renaissance and Early Modern Studies Designated Emphasis programme.

is associate professor of philosophy at Boston University, where he directs the Mind and Morality Lab. He is the co-author of A Better Ape (2022). A population crisis is unfolding – in my family. My ...

Inspired by a TikTok trend, a cognitive scientist developed the largest citizen science study in animal communication ...

The Norse ravaged much of Europe for centuries. They were also cosmopolitan explorers who followed trade winds into the Far ...

Peel back the visible and invisible layers of brilliance in one artist’s clever self-portraits juxtaposing East and West ...

An awe-inspiring look at how scientific knowledge builds upon itself gradually – one ingenious measurement at a time ...

After a murderous kidnapping in Nigeria, I launched a campaign to put a stop to the abductions. Why did no one listen?