The Big Ideas: Who Do You Think You Are? Developing a sense of self can be an exercise in figuring out who you are not. By Judith Butler Professor Butler teaches in the humanities. This essay is part ...

Readers intent on enlightening me often send me books and essays written by them or, less often, others. Now and then one of these offerings grabs my attention before I hit “delete.” A recent example: ...

It doesn't matter how gifted you are at math, this children's homework question is bound to leave you baffled, just like the millions of puzzled internet users who can't comprehend it. In a now viral ...

Brett O'Donnell is a debate consultant who trains Republican candidates. He has worked with George W. Bush and John McCain, and for a short time earlier this year, he helped prep Mitt Romney.

A cosmic object in the shape of a glowing question mark has photobombed one of the latest images captured by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope — and scientists think they know what it might be. The ...

Elizabeth Dias is the national religion correspondent for The New York Times, and often writes about faith and politics. For this story, she spoke with scientists, philosophers and spiritual leaders ...

Gregory Melleuish receives funding from the Australian Research Council and is a member of the academic advisory board of the Menzies Research Centre. Question Time is, in a sense, the highlight of ...