6+ day, 11+ hour ago  (267+ words) Can you tell Plato from Freud? And Darwin from Descartes? The Enlightenment from the Renaissance? This general knowledge trivia quiz is all about big ideas across history, philosophy, science, and culture. From the "invisible hand" to the fall of the…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (177+ words) SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) " A $1 million gift to Centenary College of Louisiana will establish the John Garrett Ratcliff Endowed Chair of Philosophy in memory of Thomas Kalford Ratcliff. "Centenary College breaks Giving Day record" According to Centenary, the gift was…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (280+ words) It started with word, cave, and storytelling, A line scratched on stone walls: "Meet me when the young moon rises." The first protocol for connection. Coyote tales, forbidden scripts, Medieval texts hidden from flame. What lived in Aristotle's lost Poetics…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (124+ words) AOL. com Scientists say that your intelligence may be tricking you into thinking your consciousness is real. Olivia Wilde health concerns mount as gaunt red carpet look fuels viral rumors Oscar winner had his trophy confiscated by TSA. Now he…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (163+ words) SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) " A $1 million gift to Centenary College of Louisiana will establish the John Garrett Ratcliff Endowed Chair of Philosophy in memory of Thomas Kalford Ratcliff. Centenary College breaks Giving Day record According to Centenary, the gift was…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (432+ words) "Stalking consumes your life completely. You can't breathe, you can't move because that person, whether they're physically there or not, they're in your head all of the time," says a victim of abuse. Claire, not her real name, was subjected…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (410+ words) Human consciousness may operate using quantum processes similar to those seen in the famous double-slit experiment, a physicist says. His theory suggests a quantum chip could enhance the human brain, extending the limits of human perception beyond current biological limits....

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (327+ words) In his latest book, "The Meaning of Your Life" (to be published March 31 by Portfolio), New York Times bestselling author Arthur C. Brooks writes of a cultural crisis: an increase in anxiety and depression, concurrent with a rise in social media…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago  (276+ words) A pair of recent studies examined why sophisticated levels of consciousness evolved in some animals, but not in others. In the first study, philosophers outlined the ALARM theory that shows how three levels of consciousness'basic arousal, general alertness and reflexive…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (453+ words) It was the plume poppies in Michael Pollan's garden that seeded his new book. On a warm September afternoon, he was tripping on shrooms when the spindly, whimsical flowers appeared to be returning his gaze as they happily bathed in…...