It may sound paradoxical, but what if the path to enlightenment begins with accepting our own insignificance? What if the ...

If one takes into account the astonishing events of the current Trump administration and a Republican Congress that is ...

Enthusiasts like to make this claim, and even use the term “second Enlightenment” to describe what A.I. may ultimately ...

Abraham Loeb has theorized that the recently discovered interstellar object 3I/ATLAS could be alien technology, but ASU's Planetarium Director Kenneth Carrell believes it is more likely to be a small ...

CULTURE CLUB/GETTY IMAGES The Enlightenment began not only with books and pamphlets, but with an earthquake. In 1755, an earthquake flattened Lisbon, set it aflame, and then caused a massive ...

If the Enlightenment did anything, it was only to accelerate a process that had been ongoing for centuries. 3. The modern age doesn't look so hot when you count abortion.

For all their disagreements, the left and the right concur on one thing: The world is getting worse. Whether the decline is visible in inequality, racism and pollution, or in terrorism, crime and ...

The Enlightenment provides a touchstone for our understanding of modern history and, not least, for our sense of the current moment. More than two centuries ago, a shift in outlook sought to throw ...