Sociology’s race problem: Urban ethnographers do more harm than good in speaking for Black communities. They see only suffering, not diversity or joy. ~humanities Article 4132 words 19 votes
Indexing the information age - Over a weekend in 1995, a small group gathered in Ohio to unleash the power of the internet by making it navigable ~tech Article 3050 words 13 votes
Why we crave – The neuroscientific picture of addiction overlooks the psychological and social factors that make cravings so hard to resist ~health.mental Article 3166 words 15 votes
A 17th-century classic of Ethiopian philosophy might be a fake. Does it matter, or is that just how philosophy works? ~humanities philosophy ethics education.higher Article 3498 words 14 votes
Loved, yet lonely - You might have the unconditional love of family and friends and yet feel deep loneliness. Can philosophy explain why? ~health.mental Article 3288 words 24 votes
Two philosophy scholars discuss and advocate for secularism in Iran ~humanities philosophy religion Article 3629 words 8 votes
Since when is philosophy a branch of the self help industry? ~humanities philosophy Article 3827 words 7 votes
In 1886, a US agency set out to record new fruit varieties. The results are wondrous ~food history Article 140 words 18 votes
Settler colonialism is not just a historic evil but a modern-day one ~humanities.history Article 3994 words 11 votes
Why the empty atom picture misunderstands quantum theory ~science chemistry physics.particle physics.quantum Article 22 votes
Exposed: Slum photography was at the heart of progressive campaigns against urban poverty. And it was a weapon against poor people. ~design urban planning Article 4202 words 5 votes
Ludwig Wittgenstein in the classroom - his thoughts about teaching the student who responds in unexpected ways ~humanities philosophy education Article 2720 words 7 votes
Rome’s libraries were shrines to knowledge – and imperial power ~humanities.history Article 3376 words 15 votes
On the mental health benefits of art and taking your mind off of yourself ~health.mental Article 3494 words 10 votes
Why Runa Indigenous people find 'natural parenting' troubling ~life parenting Article 4072 words 13 votes
How medieval thinkers foreshadowed modern physics in investigating the character of machines, devices and forces ~science physics Article 3768 words 4 votes
Worried that technology is ‘breaking your brain’? Fears about attention spans and focus are as old as writing itself ~creative Article 3055 words 7 votes
Archaeology and genetics can’t yet agree on when humans first arrived in the Americas. That’s good science and here’s why. ~humanities.history Article 5505 words 3 votes
Poor teeth - If you have a mouthful of teeth shaped by a childhood in poverty, don’t go knocking on the door of American privilege ~life Article 3593 words 13 votes
The polyglots of Dardistan - At the crossroads of south and central Asia lies one of the world’s most multilingual places, with songs and poetry to match ~humanities.languages Article 3530 words 3 votes
Beside the point? Punctuation is dead, long live punctuation ~humanities.languages Article 2957 words 3 votes
Caring for the vulnerable opens gateways to our richest, deepest brain states ~life relationships Article 233 words 6 votes
How do ancient stories of talking elephants and singing birds encourage a life of truth, nonviolence and compassion? ~humanities.history Article 4364 words 3 votes
Promethean beasts - Far from being hardwired to flee fire, some animals use it to their own ends, helping us understand our own pyrocognition ~science biology anthropology Article 3045 words 8 votes
Women were the unseen healthcare providers of the Middle Ages ~science medicine Article 3691 words 7 votes
The history of the jet: Digital culture built on the seamless speed of the jet age ~transport Article 3622 words 4 votes
Scientists and economists sold Karl Popper’s ‘falsification’ idea to the world. They have much to answer for ~humanities philosophy Article 3141 words, published Feb 16 2021 7 votes
Bertrand Russell’s ‘scientific’ philosophy was a bulwark against nationalism ~humanities philosophy Article 3990 words, published Feb 3 2020 5 votes
Where loneliness can lead: Hannah Arendt enjoyed her solitude, but she believed that loneliness could make people susceptible to totalitarianism ~life Article 2935 words, published Oct 16 2020 9 votes
Pippi and the Moomins - The antics in postwar Nordic children’s books left propaganda and prudery behind. We need this madcap spirit more than ever ~books Article 3092 words, published Oct 6 2020 15 votes
How Camus and Sartre split up over the question of how to be free ~humanities.history Article published Jan 27 2017 4 votes
May we all be so brave as 19th century female husbands ~lgbt transgender history Article 3255 words, published May 7 2020 11 votes
Does philosophy reside in the unsayable or should it care only for precision? Carnap, Heidegger and the great divergence ~humanities philosophy Article 4562 words, published Jun 23 2020 5 votes
The obesity era - Blaming individuals for obesity may be altogether wrong ~health Article 4789 words, published Jun 19 2013 14 votes
Frames of consciousness - Can electrical impulses in the brain explain the stuff that dreams are made on? ~science Article 3786 words, published May 18 2020 4 votes