Essay/Biology Animal magnetism Humans are fascinated by our fellow animals – is that just an evolutionary hangover or something more profound? David P Barash
Essay/Politics & Government American dreaming 3.0 Embrace dreams as a counter to the naive realism of politics today, and they could become a potent democratic force Jennifer Ratner-Rosenhagen
Idea/Law & Justice How men continue to interrupt even the most powerful women Tonja Jacobi & Dylan Schweers
Video/Art Born of pain, filled with power – a teenage girl’s art that confronts in order to heal 6 minutes
Essay/Stories & Literature The truth about tarot Whether divining ancient wisdoms or elevating the art of cold reading, tarot is a form of therapy, much like psychoanalysis James McConnachie
Idea/Ecology & Environmental Sciences Polar bears need to be fat, and they can’t be without sea ice Thea Bechshoft
Essay/Epidemiology Who names diseases? Swine Flu, Naples Soldier, Ebola. Disease names express fear, create stigma and distract attention. Can they be improved? Laura Spinney
Essay/Cognition & Intelligence Our world outsmarts us Social problems are fantastically complex, while human minds are severely under-engineered. Is democracy doomed? Robert Burton
Classic /Meaning & the Good Life CLASSIC On the happy life Lucius Annaeus Seneca Lucius Annaeus Seneca, 64 CE With a new introduction and commentary by Massimo Pigliucci
volume_up play_arrow pause Essay/Consciousness & Altered States The mathematics of mind-time The special trick of consciousness is being able to project action and time into a range of possible futures Karl Friston
volume_up play_arrow pause Idea/Cognition & Intelligence What know-it-alls don’t know, or the illusion of competence Kate Fehlhaber
volume_up play_arrow pause Essay/History Resist or collaborate? The Nazis have occupied France. It’s easy to condemn the collaborators. But be honest: what would you really do? Robert Gildea
volume_up play_arrow pause Idea/Space Exploration Space exploration is still the brightest hope-bringer we have Earle Kyle
volume_up play_arrow pause Essay/Consciousness & Altered States The mathematics of mind-time The special trick of consciousness is being able to project action and time into a range of possible futures Karl Friston
Video/Law & Justice The farmer turned human rights activist who breaks France’s laws to defend its values 25 minutes
volume_up play_arrow pause Idea/Cognition & Intelligence What know-it-alls don’t know, or the illusion of competence Kate Fehlhaber
Essay/Stories & Literature Sands of time The North Sea is rich in signs of what made the modern world. It's also a monument to what awaits us in the Anthropocene David Farrier
Idea/Fairness & Equality Marriage should not come with any social benefits or privileges Vicki Larson
Essay/Politics & Government Democracy needs politeness Autocrats shouted, cursed, and bullied, while American revolutionaries used politeness as a tool of radical politics Steven Bullock
Video/Mental Health Artistic genius and fragility intersect in this surreal, Oscar®-winning animation 14 minutes
volume_up play_arrow pause Essay/Economics Platonically irrational How much did Plato know about behavioural economics and cognitive biases? Pretty much everything, it turns out Nick Romeo