Can you imagine what it's like to be something other than a human being—say, a bat, or a hedgehog? Like, really imagine it? Philosophers have long debated these kinds of questions. Human brains and minds work in certain ways, and we understand the world from that point of … [Read more...]
A Poet Explains the Power of Words
Dasan Ahanu knows something about words. In fact, he knows a lot about words. He is a poet, scholar, and spoken word artist who has released three full-length books of poetry and three spoken word albums. He was also a Nasir Jones Fellow in the Hiphop Archive & Research … [Read more...]
Sleep Advice from Your Pets
In this issues, we've include sleep advice from those who've successfully improved their habits and survived college all nighters, insights from sleep doctors, and knowledge from researchers. But here we have advice from the true sleep experts: your pets. Yes, those napping … [Read more...]
Are There Different Kinds of Knowledge?
According to the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: It is common in epistemology to distinguish among three kinds of knowledge. There's the kind of knowledge you have when it is truly said of you that you know how to do something—say, ride a bicycle. There's the kind of … [Read more...]
Talking Entrepreneurship at a Campus for Start-ups
Okay, but what is a start-up, exactly? And do all these tech companies really have slides and scooters and video games and stuff? And does that actually help you start a business? To find out, we visited American Underground, a start-up campus near TIP's main office. It's … [Read more...]