What is ‘techno-optimism’? 2 technology scholars explain the ideology that says technology is the an
Venture capitalist Marc Andreessen is one of this concept’s biggest enthusiasts.
Venture capitalist Marc Andreessen is one of this concept’s biggest enthusiasts.
In ancient Rome, male followers of the goddess Cybele, known as Galli, some of whom surgically removed their testicles,…
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With over 80 million believers in 160 countries, the Anglican Communion has been grappling with LGBTQ+ issues since the…
A scholar highlights some of the most interesting versions of the Passover text and how they’ve met communities’ changing…
Ethics is often neglected in engineering education, two researchers write, despite mounting questions about how to responsibly…
In religious traditions, patience is more than waiting, or even more than enduring a hardship. But what does patience look…
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Thanks to a strong oral Urdu literary tradition in South Asia, poems from the past linger in the popular imagination.
Medieval Europeans thought about politics in terms of leadership and often criticized rulers for ‘tyranny’ − both…
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Brain-computer interfaces may present threats to cognitive liberty. But with or without them, we often overestimate how…
The spirit of Baisakhi for Sikhs is reminiscent of the ideals of their gurus, who encouraged them to work toward building…
The United Methodist Church will hold its General Conference, delayed several years by the pandemic, in April 2024. The…
A stained-glass window, which shows Jesus as a Black man for the first time, tells a story not only of race but of gender,…
A scholar of early Christian literature writes that religious theories around celestial events are part of a larger human…
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Optimism can rely on a sense of luck, while hope is action-oriented − and often aimed at helping other people.