With a class of college students and inmates, teaching philosophy in prison is a rowdy, honest and hopeful provocation ...

A hero or a murderer? Stalin’s legacy is still a contentious issue in his birthplace, seven decades after his death ...

Many hope that AI will discover ethical truths. But as Gödel shows, deciding what is right will always be our burden ...

Ascend steep cliffs to discover Ethiopia’s ancient churches carved into rock, still serving as places of worship today ...

Life is often experienced as a demanding, ongoing story. But with a little practice, a new space opens for peaceful presence ...

The little-known painter who found beauty in bugs, transforming pests into wondrous creatures and works of art ...

In this layered portrait, an artist reflects on the complex reality of living with the distressing voice in her head ...

In 1998, Indonesia was deep in crisis. With the country reeling from soaring inflation, mass unemployment and mounting unrest, tensions erupted into protests and riots that brought an end to the three ...

What’s so golden about the golden ratio? A myth-busting investigation tells the story of a misunderstood mathematical idea ...

Growing up in countercultural California, ‘enlightenment’ had real glamour. But decades of practice have changed my mind ...

It’s so toxic, curators can’t handle it without gloves – but drinking wine from this cup was once a popular wellness trend ...

Nietzsche shows us how to embrace our connection with nature – without denying its essential conflict, strife and suffering ...