The entire universe may have an internal mind—or the whole idea of consciousness could be a sham. Here’s why scientists still can’t agree.

Alcor CEO James Arrowood discusses cryonics, wealthy clients and the stakes behind preserving bodies for the future. “I’m ...

Plato was a famous Greek philosopher from ancient Athens who shaped Western philosophy. He was a student of Socrates and later taught Aristotle. Plato wrote many works in the form of dialogues that ...

Are we all material—tissues and veins—or is there some nonmaterial substance, some essence, that transcends the corporeal ...

Do you wonder, as I do, about the co-incidence of events? I ask this because as I was ensconced on Friday, the 13th of February, anticipating the Bryn Mawr Colloquium hosting of Lorenzo Ronchini, a ...

LIFE after death? The subject is ostensibly meaningless. If ‘death’ means, as we usually take it to mean, the end of life, then life ‘after’ death is a contradiction. For other amusing contradictions, ...

The Sony Pictures to Netflix pipeline continues to bring the studio’s theatrical slate to the streaming service. The next title confirmed to make its SVOD debut is the inspirational true story Soul on ...

Handsome, charming, and often dangerous, gigolos have played surprising roles in history. From philosophers’ companions to jet-set playboys, these men knew how to turn beauty into power. Handsome men, ...