Thoughts unfit for contemporary survival
Philosopher. Journalist. Writes about culture, science, and society.
Can a brain scan prove you're lying about beauty? Does hate have evolutionary advantages? In this interview, neurobiologist Semir Zeki—father of neuroaesthetics—challenges our assumptions about art, love, and what it means to experience something as beautiful.
Should voting be as easy as ordering pizza? E-voting promises convenience and higher turnout. But paper ballots offer transparency anyone can understand. Sometimes friction isn’t a bug—it’s a feature.
LLMs write beautifully about suffering, but they're not suffering – they're choosing statistically probable words. Meanwhile, an octopus avoids painful chambers, remembers, anticipates. One manipulates symbols; the other experiences genuine awareness.
From moon mission candidate to disillusioned observer: photographer Rhiannon Adam reveals how space—humanity's symbol of freedom—has become a playground for billionaires. An interview about photography as truth, AI as a mirror of our biases, and the betrayal of our collective dreams
Extreme heat kills hundreds of thousands yearly, yet media often illustrate it with ice cream and fountains. This article explores how misleading images distort climate reporting—and why better visual choices are crucial for telling the real story
What does “woke” really mean—social justice, ideology, or marketing tool? This article examines critiques of universalism, postmodern roots of wokism, and how Enlightenment values might be renewed through diversity and dialogue.
Israeli director Eran Kolirin (The Band’s Visit, Let It Be Morning) discusses his new film Some Notes on the Current Situation, presented at the Locarno Film Festival—a work blending absurdism, politics, and philosophy in today’s turbulent world.
