America's wars have produced a legion of heroes. Historian Ronald C. White shares the remarkable life of Maine's Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, a Civil War lion whose service in war and in peace still resonates today.
It's possible that we live inside a simulated reality or a pocket universe embedded in a larger structure about which we know virtually nothing. And consciousness may be a physical matter, or it might require something extra, something nonphysical. Philosopher Eric Schwitzgebel says the answers to these and other fundamental questions about our existence lie beyond our powers of comprehension.
It's possible that we live inside a simulated reality or a pocket universe embedded in a larger structure about which we know virtually nothing. And consciousness may be a physical matter, or it might require something extra, something nonphysical. Philosopher Eric Schwitzgebel says the answers to these and other fundamental questions about our existence lie beyond our powers of comprehension.
The year 2024 saw continued conflict in the Middle East and Ukraine as well as a wave of elections all over the globe. As the year ends, national security and foreign policy expert Evelyn Farkas helps us take stock of the year that was, as we name our Story of the Year.
Climate change has been part of the public lexicon for decades. But what once seemed like some dystopian future is here now, with higher temperatures reshaping agriculture, animal migrations, the health of the oceans, and our overall well-being, according to science journalist Jeff Goodell.
Many of us grapple with big questions of the meaning of human existence, our place in space, time, and the forces that bind us together. Author and physicist Sean Carroll invites us to explore these questions and believes the concepts of physics should be accessible to everyone.
The preeminent historian of the Third Reich explores the people surrounding Hitler who fed and translated his messianic delusions into crimes against humanity.
Johns Hopkins University professor Hahrie Han discusses the ways congregants at one of America's largest churches are working for social justice.
In the first months of his second administration, the president has used tariffs and the threat of tariffs in an attempt to compel trade concessions even while roiling markets. Scholar Kimberly Clausing helps us unpack the rhetoric from the reality around tariffs.
In the first months of his second administration, the president has used tariffs and the threat of tariffs in an attempt to compel trade concessions even while roiling markets. Scholar Kimberly Clausing helps us unpack the rhetoric from the reality around tariffs.
Molly Ball, senior political correspondent for The Wall Street Journal, breaks down the 2024 election and what the second Trump presidency might hold.
Best-selling young adult author Padma Venkatraman discusses her latest book, "Safe Harbor," and her leadership in the national organization, Authors Against Book Bans.
New York Times international correspondent Anatoly Kurmanaev helps us understand the war in Ukraine and the changes it has spurred inside Russia as the third anniversary of its full-scale of invasion of Ukraine approaches.
Award-winning journalist and author Abigail Leonard dives into her new book, "Four Mothers: An Intimate Journey through the First Year of Parenthood in Four Countries."
Award-winning journalist and author Abigail Leonard dives into her new book, "Four Mothers: An Intimate Journey through the First Year of Parenthood in Four Countries."
Imagine an energy technology that produces vast quantities of energy with extremely small quantities of waste and a virtually limitless supply of fuel. Fusion Industry Association CEO Andrew Holland says that technology is coming-with dozens of start-ups driving innovation that may just prove to be revolutionary.
Media scholar and disinformation researcher Alice Marwick says the world of traditional media has been forever changed as legacy news outlets fail and social media influencers rise to change who we trust and look to for information about the world around us.
With Hollywood's awards-season in full-swing, Deadline's Awards Columnist and Chief Film Critic Pete Hammond shares his insights on the contenders for this year's Academy Awards.
Daniel D'Addario, chief correspondent at Variety, discusses the entertainment industry today, the Oscars, and his new book, The Talent.
Humanity's ability to create artificial intelligence, to decode the human genome, and to engineer organisms are, individually, signature achievements. But Jamie Metzl says where these three technologies intersect lies great hope and challenge for all of humanity.
Harvard-educated lawyer and animal rights advocate Elizabeth MeLampy discusses animals and their relationships with people in her new book "Forget the Camel: The Madcap World of Animal Festivals and What They Say About Being Human."
Harvard-educated lawyer and animal rights advocate Elizabeth MeLampy discusses animals and their relationships with people in her new book "Forget the Camel: The Madcap World of Animal Festivals and What They Say About Being Human."
In her new book, "Pieces You'll Never Get Back: A Memoir of Unlikely Survival," author Amina Ali pens a harrowing and redemptive memoir, in which a new mother must reconstruct her shattered mind, her relationship to her religious upbringing, and her life's purpose.
Scholar and former Member of the European Parliament Marietje Schaake describes how tech companies are, increasingly, taking on the functions of government and threatening the health of democracies around the world.
As children we learned the that "stick and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me." But Alia Dastagir says it's not true - online attacks with words produce real physical and mental health consequences for their victims.
Award-winning author, poet, and social critic Hanif Abdurraqib takes readers of his new book, "There's Always This Year" on an emotional journey that blends the worlds of basketball, celebrity, and the places we call home.
Award-winning author, poet, and social critic Hanif Abdurraqib takes readers of his new book, "There's Always This Year" on an emotional journey that blends the worlds of basketball, celebrity, and the places we call home.
Most of us can probably point to examples of people who suffered from racism, or who overcame racism. But Keon West reminds us all that "the plural of anecdote is not data" and that science actually has a lot to say about the reality of racism today, if we take the time to consider it and really understand.
Many of us grapple with big questions of the meaning of human existence, our place in space, time, and the forces that bind us together. Author and physicist Sean Carroll invites us to explore these questions and believes the concepts of physics should be accessible to everyone.
Many of us grapple with big questions of the meaning of human existence, our place in space, time, and the forces that bind us together. Author and physicist Sean Carroll invites us to explore these questions and believes the concepts of physics should be accessible to everyone.
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