The Big Ideas: Who Do You Think You Are? A conversation with an unhinged Bing made me rethink what gives humans moral value. By Seth Lazar Mr. Lazar is a philosopher. This essay is part of a series ...

Eccentric Yvon Chouinard, former climber and founder of Patagonia, the American brand of techno-mountain clothing, famous for his environmental commitment and controversial stances, has recently ...

A new psychology study has revealed regular seasonal shifts in people's moral values. The research analyzed survey responses from more than 230,000 people in the U.S. over 10 years and revealed that ...

Exploring other people's motivations with empathy, respect and curiosity, instead of judgment, is at the core of effective communication about vaccines. Photo by Frank Merino/Pexels It's that special ...

While social psychology has long been interested in learning more about how one's moral values relate to one's political views, most of the research to date has used quite the same perspective. So far ...

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Expanding human influence in outer space will require an ethical compass that is more expansive than the one conventionally used. “Mars is a failed Earth.” It is common enough to hear such ...

More than 50% of respondents rated the country’s moral values as “poor,” beating the previous record by only 1 percentage point. Only 1% of respondents rated the country’s morality as “excellent,” ...

Whether you’re a lifelong punk, devoted bluegrass fan, or high-brow purveyor of 18th-century symphonies, music can be a strong foundational aspect of our personal identities—and, according to a 2023 ...

I lost my twins in the second trimester of my first pregnancy. One fetus died around 14 weeks, and a month later I went into preterm labor – likely caused by the death of the first and an infection. I ...

The Rev. Debra W. Haffner writes on the need for religious leaders to support people’s efforts to achieve spiritual, emotional, and physical well-being—including their reproductive and sexual health.