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MeaningofLife.tv
The surprising appeal of “many worlds”
Brian Greene explains why a bizarre-sounding interpretation of quantum physics is taken seriously.
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Is this really America?
Bill Scher explains why the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville both represents and rejects basic American values.
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Wrestling with determinism
Ted Chiang, the writer behind Arrival, argues you should try to make an effort even if your future is set. Plus: Meet the Predictor.
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Get over it!
Robert Wright and Massimo Pigliucci on what Buddhism and Stoicism say about dealing with regret. Plus: Anxious? Embrace it.
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Mining for controversy
Aryeh Cohen-Wade and Kat Rosenfield, author of a new piece on controversies in young adult fiction, consider why outrage fuels online discourse.
The Glenn Show
When is a cop’s fear defensible?
Glenn Loury considers the circumstances of Philando Castile’s death from a police officer’s point of view. Plus: Driving while black.
Drezburt
The end of the axis of adults
Heather Hurlburt and Daniel Drezner say there’s no reason to think Trump’s advisers can save him from himself.
Culturally Determined
When reality surpasses satire
Sean Gandert, author of the new novel Lost in Arcadia, on the challenges of writing satire in an age of absurdity. Plus: The life of Donald Trump’s mind.
The DMZ
Does biology beat culture?
Bill Scher and Matt Lewis debate the claims about gender in the controversial Google memo.
The DMZ
The GOP’s Trump-shaped future
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