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The inward gaze-between deep insights and profound solipsism.

Chris SyrgJuly 18, 2020July 18, 2020

Detail from Sunset (Zarathustra), 1917 by Christian Rohlfs. Landesmuseum Oldenburg, Germany. Photo by AKG In Hermann Hesse’s novels, as in his life, self-discovery walked a tightrope between deep insights and...

Thinkers and theories

Masks Are a Tool, Not a Symbol

FiveJuly 18, 2020

PAUL RATJE / Agence France-Presse / AFP / Getty Lives will be lost if Americans allow the culture war to determine whether they cover their face in public. As America...

Body Art

Colorful Snake Art Zihee Tattoo

EditorJuly 18, 2020October 18, 2020

Seoul-based artist Zihee Tattoo adorns the skin with colorful illustrations that pay homage to nature and fine art. She is well known for her nature-inspired designs. It is definitely worth a...

Tech

The Struggle for the Urban Soundscape

EditorJuly 18, 2020July 18, 2020

I remember a night of insomnia a few weeks after the pandemic began. As I lay in bed early that March morning, my mind racing, the robins began to sing—a...

Science

On Matthew’s mind. An operation to remove a brain cyst changed Matthew’s identity.

Chris SyrgJuly 18, 2020

An operation to remove a brain cyst changed Matthew’s identity. Who will he become after the next round of surgery? 25th June 2015 ‘Why do different cultures respond differently to...

Thinkers and theories

Is possible that our standard model about universe is wrong if gravity cannot be explained in terms of a particle-based standard model and prediction of quantum mechanics contradicts our common sense?

FiveJuly 18, 2020

Is possible that our standard model about universe is wrong if gravity cannot be explained in terms of a particle-based standard model and prediction of quantum mechanics contradicts our common...