Can you imagine a threat serious enough to justify (in anyone’s mind) training children in combat?

Does streaming music instead of buying it fundamentally change our relationship with music and our ability to appreciate it?

I elaborate on why Alex’s human-altering thought experiments are counterproductive in trying to understand morality.

I have made a list of a few practices that have helped me deal with irrational people and reduce how much their irrationality affects my ability to enjoy my life.

George Orwell’s iconic 1984 certainly contains some important insights, but its view of authoritarianism has a few notable flaws.

My latest episode of Under Standing is on religion and rights: what’s the connection?

Followers, likes, and dollars are some of the numbers that creators focus on when creating content. But at what cost? And what’s the alternative?

Sometimes inspiration comes easily. Other times, not so much. What would happen if you took full advantage of all the times you were inspired?

Is pop music getting worse? Two of YouTube’s most popular music critics—Rick Beato and Anthony Fantano—disagree, but neither offers any explicit standard for distinguishing good from bad music.

The book provides a standout example of the essential importance of being critical and paying close attention to the ideas implicit in books on self-improvement and good living, not just their surface-level advice.

How would you go about learning everything about somebody else’s soul—without speaking with the person?

In my latest episode of Under Standing, I address several good questions (plus a priceless one!) about my LevelUp debate with Alex O’Connor.