The idea of matter as the basis of everything may seem beyond question. But a solely material view of the world doesn’t fill the enduring human need to understand why we’re here and what it all signifies.

Are some common myths keeping you from appreciating and even enjoying the teenagers in your life?

Cannabidiol (CBD) products, derived from marijuana, are increasingly popular. Do they work, and are they safe?

Vision reviews Vexed: Ethics Beyond Political Tribes, in which author James Mumford proposes a way out of the political trenches that today divide the world into “sides.”

Vision reviews Donatella Di Cesare’s 2020 book Resident Foreigners, in which she proposes a new philosophy of migration.

Are border walls the best way to ensure safety from outside forces?

Pandemics like COVID-19 were predicted, though few took notice. Where do we go from here?

Ideologies are about what we choose to believe. In Thomas Piketty’s Capital and Ideology, the author explores the past and current political-economic choices we’ve made.

What’s the origin of algorithms? And what might their nature tell us about our own nature?

Millions of people now use assisted reproductive technologies to have children. How will IVF and embryo screening affect the future of family and society?

The plotlines of popular superhero movies may influence us more than any political broadcast ever could.

The world doesn’t lack for immature adults living life at the mercy of negative emotions. Honest self-appraisal is the key to shattering a false self-image. But where to begin?

Insight Video: Existential risk comes in many forms and threatens our very survival as a species. But a single problem underlies all the others.

What will it take to achieve a lasting global peace?

Does following your passion mean giving up on the idea of living a balanced life?

Medical doctor Robert Klitzman talks about our increasing ability to design babies to our personal specifications.

Maybe the political-economic system that prevails in the world today isn’t really a good option anymore.

Researchers and policy makers around the world struggle to lead human germ-line editing into the future.

Solutions to the many existential threats facing the world today are elusive, in large part because of our own human nature. What can be done?

What role will food play in defining the future of our world, including potential war? Vision reviews Julian Cribb’s 2019 book, Food or War.