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Some who study trends that threaten human survival say we’re past the point of no return. Still, there’s reason for hope.

Whether we’re conscious of it or not, we all live within our own cultural bubble—a bubble that can determine what we see, how we think and how we act.

The world is filled with injustices of every conceivable kind. In fact, injustice touches everyone at some point in life. Are there solutions?

In a globalized world, an international lingua franca is arguably inevitable. What are the implications of English being today’s “world language”?

International agencies calculate that nearly a billion people go hungry every day. What will it take to solve the perennial problem of inadequate food and fresh water in vast regions of the world?

Justin A. Joyce, author of Gunslinging Justice, discusses the far-reaching cultural legacy of the western film genre.

Can the subject of gun rights be removed from the right-vs-left political spectrum? What can the gun debate tell us about ourselves?

Some aid projects are successful while others do more harm than good. What makes the difference?

Where does the idea of race first appear in history? And what are the implications of making race a category of human beings?

Coming to terms with aspects of the colonial past is essential to building a more equitable world.

Popular myths and misconceptions can get in the way of helping others (or ourselves) get over the pain of divorce.

Humility is a rare trait in leaders. Even more rare is the kind of humility that always puts the good of others ahead of personal gain.

“To understand war, we must understand ourselves.”

Two sources of error play a profound role in our judgments and decisions.

The controversy over whether and how to venerate historical figures raises fundamental questions.

Are data and statistics useful for assessing truth, or are they little more than weapons in a war between clashing worldviews?

The World War II story of a young man in the Polish Underground invites us to consider what we idealize in others.

Using the supposed objectivity of DNA to establish human hierarchy may be the dream of eugenicists, but for Kathryn Paige Harden, the goal of having and using genetic information is exactly the opposite.

If we’re all 99.9 percent the same genetically, does DNA have any impact on our chances of success in life?