A carbonized papyrus scroll from Herculaneum, buried in 79 CE, has revealed new text describing Plato’s burial site within the Academy in Athens. Advanced imaging techniques may finally clarify where ...

Our health and well-being depends on disassociating ourselves from the persistent negative thoughts that can lead to bitterness.

Some say 476 AD. Others point to the Roman–Persian wars of the 7th century. But in 529 AD, Emperor Justinian closed the Neoplatonic Academy of Athens — the last institutional link to Plato’s original ...

The simulation hypothesis has challenged our fundamental notions of reality and captured the imaginations of millions.

Is the whole universe just a simulation? – Moumita B., age 13, Dhaka, Bangladesh ...

FIRE built its reputation policing cancel culture. Now the free-speech group is confronting the Trump administration.

Repenic, the UK-based smart home brand known for blending refined design with intelligent functionality, today ...

Your inability to focus isn’t a failing. It’s a design problem, and the answer isn’t getting rid of our screen time ...

We’ve all heard the benefits of having friends but there is one that will be with you for the long haul, and it is your most important relationship.

Last week’s column dealt with President Trump’s proposed Board of Peace and how it effectively formalised the split within the Western alliance. Cyprus has now found itself facing the difficult ...

The sophisticated language Plato wrote in gave way to a simplified "common" Greek—and with it, a simplified psychology. We inherited a twice-flattened concept of mind.

The ancient Greek myths are full of beings that bear a striking resemblance to the vampires of later folklore.