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Why can’t we stop for death?
‘The Black Mirror’ and ‘The Worm at the Core’ reveal the human obsession with, and denial of, our mortality. By John Gray.
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Melancholy
“Depression is melancholy minus its charms.” But what are the charms of melancholy? By Carina del Valle Schorske.
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Desire Is the Truth of It: Jacques Lacan on How to Want Wanting
“What does it matter how many lovers you have if none of them gives you the universe?” – Jacques Lacan (1901-1981)
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Fear
There is something I have felt the need to say, that I have spoken about in various settings, extemporaneously, because my thoughts on the subject have not been entirely formed, and because it is painful to me to have to express them. However, my thesis is always the same, and it is very simply stated, though it has two parts: first, contemporary America is full of fear. And second, fear is not a Christian habit of mind... By Marilynne Robinson.
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The Church of Bacon exists, and it wants to help all couples get married
The United Church of Bacon in Las Vegas, Nevada offers free, legal weddings, nearly tripling its membership to over 12,000.
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Humanist group: Rankin County teacher criticized Atheism
Sent on behalf of an Atheist student, the letter says her teacher, who is also a pastor of a church, told the classroom on Oct. 8, “Atheists are throwing a fit because they don't have their own day. They do have their own day; it’s called April Fools’ Day, because you are a fool if you don't believe in God.”
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The case for magic
There simply are some unseen elements in life that defy scientific cause and effect. By Ross Kenneth Urken.
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The Art of Witness
How Primo Levi survived. By James Wood.
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The Island of Knowledge
How to Live with Mystery in a Culture Obsessed with Certainty and Definitive Answers. By Maria Popova.
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Why Humans Care for the Bodies of the Dead
In tracing the history and culture of corpses, a new book shows the importance of remembrance to our species. By Julie Beck.
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Why story is used to explain symphonies and sport matches alike
We use neat stories to explain everything from sports matches to symphonies. Is it time to leave the nursery of the mind? By Philip Ball.
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An Art Without an Artwork
A summer of chess in Bryant Park. By Tom Russell.
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Why do we get pins and needles?
It feels like a thousand tiny pinpricks – though a few shakes and it is usually all over. What causes the strange sensation? Jason G Goldman investigates.
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The Doomsday Invention
Will artificial intelligence bring us utopia or destruction? By Raffi Khatchadourian.
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Will Our Descendants Survive the Destruction of the Universe?
Billions of years from now, the universe as we know it will cease to exist. The good news is, that gives us a lot of time to prepare, and maybe even figure out a way to cheat cosmic death. Here are some possible ways our descendants might survive a cosmological apocalypse. By George Dvorsky.
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Is empathy the hidden motor of human history?
Often depicted as a feel-good emotion and “soft” skill, empathy can be a powerful secular force for social and political transformation. By Roman Krznaric.
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Bonobos Create Sophisticated Stone Tools and Spears Like Chimpanzees and Early Humans, Researchers Say
While bonobos are often regarded as a less sophisticated species than their close chimpanzee relatives, researchers have documented for the first time that the animals are actually able to create stone tools and weapons like chimpanzees and early humans did.
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There Once Was a Girl
Against the false narratives of anorexia. By Katy Waldman.
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Yuletide Comfort for Atheists
I appreciate the fact that group support is especially helpful when one is trying to break away from the nastier coils of religion or from personal problems like addiction. Nevertheless, in more ordinary circumstances, and without other people clustering around, there are comforts for the atheist.
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I Wish Christians Would Quit Treating Me Like I’m Their Toddler.
Why Christians think it's awesome to consider themselves children--and why they think it's okay to treat others like children.
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