Spooky season reading October 01, 2026 Curious about all things melancholy and mysterious? As the nights grow longer and chillier, there's no better time to curl up with a hauntingly good book. From Gothic style to graveyards, we鈥檙e summoning the perfect reads for autumn鈥檚 darkest hours. Read More
Podcast Listen in: On Time September 30, 2026 From quantum physicist, New York Times bestselling author, and BBC host Jim Al-Khalili, On Time: The Physics That Makes the Universe Tick provides essential insights into the meaning and fundamental nature of time Read More
Video Jim Al-Khalili:Can we slow time down? September 30, 2026 Many feel that their perception of time accelerates as they get older, but can time itself truly be compressed or expanded? Here Jim Al-Khalili, author of On Time, tackles the question: Can we slow time down? Read More
Essay The ancient origins of doomsday prepping September 29, 2026 Socrates declared that the goal of philosophy was to take away the fear of death and to learn how to die. Lucretius takes things further, asking us to accept that not only do we have an end date, but so does our planet. Read More
Essay The worst year to be an animal September 29, 2026 September 14, 2026, is not a day that will live in infamy. But make no mistake: the FWS rule that took effect last month is part of something momentous. Read More
Video Jim Al-Khalili:What is 鈥渘ow鈥�? September 23, 2026 The Smiths famously issued the melancholic refrain, 鈥渉ow soon is now," capturing the urgency of the present moment. But what exactly does 鈥渘ow鈥� mean? Here Jim Al-Khalili, author of On Time tackles the curious question: What is Now? Read More
Essay The surprisingly wild origins of apples鈥攁nd why you should care September 23, 2026 The cultivar apple is both a familiar and an iconic fruit, but its true origins have long been shrouded in mystery. Probing this mystery could bring us closer to understanding how a fruit that is seemingly domestic is footsteps from the wild. Read More
Video Eleanor Johnson on The Thing About Witch Hunts September 23, 2026 If you're curious to know how an ancient myth about a sexually voracious, baby-slaying, loudmouthed demoness became the defining misogynistic archetype of Western civilization, check out Eleanor Johnson, author of Monstrous Bitch on The Thing About Witch Hunts Podcast. Read More
What kind of Monstrous Bitch are you? September 22, 2026 Through history and through story, women have been demonized and transformed into a plethora of mythical and monstrous creatures, from demons to vampires, and called everything from goddess to crazy and鈥攐f course鈥攂itches. Read More
Video Inside Junghaus: The making of the Critical Edition of C. G. Jung September 22, 2026 To mark the forthcoming publication of the first volume in the new Critical Edition of C. G. Jung available from 快色直播, series editors Sonu Shamdasani and Gaia Domencici visited the historic Junghaus in Zurich to introduce the project and showcase some of the treasures found there. Read More
Video Jim Al-Khalili:Why is the past different from the future? September 16, 2026 It would seem to those who travel it that time is a one-way path, but is that truly the case? Here Jim Al-Khalli, author of On Time tackles the question: Why is the past different from the future? Read More
Essay Science needs failure September 15, 2026 Perhaps 鈥渇ailure鈥� is even too strong a term. Research takes different and unexpected paths, but when something goes fundamentally wrong, it can feel like a punch in the gut. Read More
Essay Housing affordability and our fraying social fabric September 15, 2026 The average American is worried about the cost of living, particularly housing. The average pundit is worried about the state of our social fabric. These are parallel conversations, but they are closely entwined. Read More
Video Jim Al-Khalili:Is time just in our heads? September 09, 2026 Days and months pass us by, that is a universal human experience. But is this passage of time real? Can time actually flow forward and backward? Here Jim Al-Khalili, author of On Time tackles the question: Is time just in our heads? Read More
Essay Sontag, Dylan and the oxymoron American sophistication September 09, 2026 The title of my new book鈥擜merican Sophistication鈥攏ames a contradiction in terms, an oxymoron. Read More
