Ten foundational axioms about being human: why we live in both reality and myth, how culture outpaces genes, and why law, values, and stories hold more power than we realize.
Rethinking life itself — from ants in the basement to AI, stars, and civilizations. A new universal framework for understanding life as a process, not a thing.
Modernity offers more riches to the average person today than ever before seen. Despite this, it is difficult to justify whether mechanical progress has actually made humans any happier.
We feel that we are the distinct authors of our thoughts and opinions but have little control over the myriad of physical and biological processes within us. But wait, dont we have free will?