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 ...

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

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

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

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

Societal downfalls loom large in history and popular culture but, for the 99 per cent, collapse often had its upsides ...

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

Certain slime moulds can make decisions, solve mazes and remember things. What can we learn from the blob?

What is it about lulls in conversation that make them so very uncomfortable? It has to do with how we connect with each other ...

The US filmmaker John D Boswell (aka Melodysheep) is known for crafting meticulously researched CGI documentaries that, epic in both production and scope, probe the deep past and peer into the future.