The saying that the pen is mightier than the sword often applies in real life, as words can carry a lot of weight. “Pernicious” is one of those words that carries a lot of weight, especially in a way ...

Struggling to feel pleasure is a key marker of depression. But this distressing symptom can also occur on its own.

The researcher Eliezer Yudkowsky argues that we should be very afraid of artificial intelligence’s existential risks.

She now sees a non-Jewish anti-Zionist therapist who she said understands her rage and grief but doesn’t quite grasp what she ...

Many teens sacrifice valued living via shallow peer attention and approval in their pursuit of security. No such compromise ...

The opening-night gala for the Metropolitan Opera’s new season may be the last place you would expect to find yet another ...

One of the US.’s longest standing pieces of environmental legislation is the subject of an effort for cutbacks ...

Humanity’s embrace of AI companions—once imagined in Her—reveals a crossroads: whether technology will deepen our capacity for love or quietly replace it, eroding what makes us human.

With its standout deals and generous employment practices, the warehouse chain became a feel-good American institution. In a fraught time, it can be hard to remain beloved.

Tallis in Wonderland Revisiting the Ontological Argument Raymond Tallis contends that a definition of God cannot necessitate ...

This essay is adapted from “Measuring Violence,” the first chapter of John Dower’s book, The Violent American Century: War and Terror Since World War Two.