Quantum physics doesn’t just rewrite our equations; it dismantles our ontology. From uncertainty to entanglement, the theory breaks the classical idea of the world as made of individual objects with ...

Artificial intelligence is getting increasingly good at solving mathematical problems. A few days ago, OpenAI reported that one of its models had solved the Navier-Stokes problem, one of the seven ...

When we are young, parents point out our reflection in the mirror and tell us, “that’s you”. Yet something always feels uncanny and a little off. The reflection in the mirror misses something vital ...

Why does the idea of genetic determinism have such a lasting appeal? We thought that the sequencing of genetic information would unlock vast developments in medical cures for a whole host of illnesses ...

Many have assumed that self-knowledge begins with looking inward. But psychologist Nick Chater argues that this is impossible: the mind does not store beliefs and desires to be uncovered, it invents ...

We often assume that our memories are stored in our brains, just like a hard drive stores data. However, philosopher of time Victoria Trumbull argues this is a radical mistake. Drawing on the ...

Discussions about the future are dominated by dystopian anxiety, leaving younger generations paralysed by despair. But research scientist and philosopher Samuel McKee argues this pessimism ignores our ...

Some suspect that AI could lead to mass social upheaval, akin to the Luddite riots in response to nineteenth-century automation. However, given that AI supports some jobs whilst undermining others, it ...

Popularised by Dawkins' work The Selfish Gene, we think genes are the blueprint for life. But might this commonly-held view of biology and evolution be mistaken? Join renowned Oxford biologist, Denis ...

Intelligence is often measured by facts known and judgments made. Schools reward memorization, work requires discernment, while AI now reduces intelligence to calculation. But intelligence is more ...

We think we communicate and understand most deeply using language. But how can we say what words cannot express? Silence. Drawing on Wittgenstein and Heidegger, philosopher Steven Bindeman argues that ...

We often see democracy and liberalism as natural partners. But Chinese philosopher Tongdong Bai argues that they are in tension because, as John Stuart Mill foresaw, democracy threatens liberalism’s ...