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In R.F. Kuang’s novel ‘Katabasis,’ two philosopher-magicians wander Hell to rescue their thesis supervisor. Jejunity ensues.

Jonathan Lear was a longtime University of Chicago philosophy professor and psychoanalyst whose areas of study encompassed ...

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Creative practitioners in a wide range of disciplines are invited to experiment with the notion of teaching as creative ...

Many climate scientists call our current epoch the “Anthropocene” — the first human-driven climate era. Many technologists ...

A list of shows, broken into subjects, that kids love for their entertainment and parents love for their educational value.

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