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Simple Answers Don’t Exist
World + People
Science

Simple Answers Don’t Exist

Popular science writer Carl Zimmer talks about the multitude of ways in which we can define life and death, and what this means for us.
Jan Dzierzgowski
Metaphors of Nature
World + People
Nature

Metaphors of Nature

If only humans would stop for a moment and observe the world around us, we might discover that there are other modes of cognition, just as fascinating as ours.
Julia Fiedorczuk
The Great Metamorphosis
World + People
Dreams and Visions

The Great Metamorphosis

Czech economist Tomáš Sedláček talks about the power of the internet, why we should trust banks, and how society will rise like a phoenix after the pandemic.
Paulina Wilk
I Collect Signs of the End
World + People
Dreams and Visions

I Collect Signs of the End

Philosopher and political scientist Leszek Koczanowicz talks about the different aspects of societal fear and anxiety, and how this is connected with Sherlock Holmes.
Aleksandra Pezda
We Are Nature
World + People
Nature

We Are Nature

Spinoza helps diagnose the bad ideas and sad passions that preclude us from a finer relationship with the natural world.
Beth Lord
Remembering the Future
Art + Stories
Experiences

Remembering the Future

What connects pop artist Dua Lipa with philosopher Jacques Derrida? Both are interested in a certain nostalgia that entwines past, present and future.
Enis Yucekoralp
A Discreet Genius
Art + Stories
Experiences

A Discreet Genius

Originally a classical pianist, he later became a philosopher of science and advocate of quantum consciousness. Ervin László believes everything to be connected and part of a greater unity.
Paulina Wilk
With Seneca Among Children
Humor + Variety
Variety

With Seneca Among Children

The Roman philosopher, dramatist and statesman talks with a modern day Stoic about what we can learn from children and how Stoicism can guide us through the contemporary world.
Piotr Stankiewicz
For a Child, Being Carefree Is Intrinsic to a Well-lived Life
World + People
The Other School

For a Child, Being Carefree Is Intrinsic to a Well-lived Life

Is being carefree a special good of childhood? Is it something that confers meaning on the life of a child, without doing the same for adults? Or do adults need to be more carefree, and so be more like children, in order for their lives to go well?
Luara Ferracioli
On Spiritual Care
Soul + Body
Good Mood

On Spiritual Care

In a society where the notion of care is abundant, we appear to be lacking figures that represent a kind of caring guardianship. Where can we find them?
Marcin Polak