Reparations
June 30, 2019
The United States brutally enslaved African Americans for its first hundred or so years of…
Hildegard von Bingen
September 20, 2026
Hildegard von Bingen was a 12th century mystic, polymath, and composer whose work spanned visionary theology, philosophy, cosmology, medicine, botany, and music. Her extraordinary intellectual accomplishments belie her humble claim to be “just a woman”. Was her humility justified in the face of the divine,…
The Value of a College Education
June 16, 2019
With 43.3 million Americans burdened with a total of $1.3 trillion in student loan debt,…
Matter and Energy – The Dark Side
June 2, 2019
All the matter we have ever observed accounts for less than 5% of the universe.…
This Is Your Brain on Art
May 19, 2019
Humans actively seek to create and consume art. Its compelling nature has been discussed in…
The Big Bang – Before and After
May 12, 2019
The Big Bang theory is the prevailing theory about the “birth” of the universe. It…
More Than Pun and Games
April 7, 2019
Puns have been called both the highest and lowest form of humor. There is something…
The Radical Democracy Movement
March 31, 2019
Liberal democracy has its problems, including the fact that in trying to build consensus, it…
The Mystery of Music
March 24, 2019
Most of us listen to music on a regular basis, but we don’t think much…
Philosophy of Sleep
March 17, 2019
“Blessed are the sleepy ones,” writes Nietzsche, “for they shall soon drop off.” Sleep is…
Altered States
March 3, 2019
Aldous Huxley explains his conception of the brain as a “reducing valve” of consciousness in…
The Philanthropy Trap
February 24, 2019
Many of us generally admire people who donate large sums of money to charity. Yet…
The 2019 Dionysus Awards
February 17, 2019
What movies of the past year challenged our assumptions and made us think about things…
Identity Politics
February 3, 2019
The notion of identity has become so hugely important in contemporary political discourse that no…
Affirmative Action: Too Little or Too Much?
January 20, 2019
Addressing our nation’s history of racial injustice can be a truly backbreaking endeavor. Race-based affirmative…
One Child Too Many
January 13, 2019
The United Nations predicts human population growth will surpass 9 billion around 2050. We know…
Why Is There Something Rather Than Nothing?
January 6, 2019
The old metaphysical question – why anything exists at all – has perplexed and intrigued humankind…
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