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Abstract black-and-white image of a spiralling, tunnel-like structure with concentric circles, framed by a vintage-style border.

The nature of reality

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Uncertainty isn’t a human flaw, it’s a feature of the world

They bring contrasting perspectives, but a literary scholar and a physicist agree on the wisdom of embracing uncertainty

by Richard C Sha & Nathan Harshman

Man in a dark suit sitting on a chair against a wooden wall with a blue, shattered glass window panel next to him.

The nature of reality

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For neuroscience, magic opens a doorway to multiple realities

The transition in magic from possible to impossible can answer some of the key questions in philosophy and neuroscience

by Luis M Martínez & Jordi Camí

Ink painting of misty mountains with trees and a red sun, accented with gold flecks on a parchment-like canvas.

Spirituality and religion

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There has never been a time when this article didn’t exist

The root of time itself is in fertile nothingness: how ancient Chinese Daoism shatters our illusions about time and being

by David Chai

Three wrestlers in a ring. Two face each other, as one in a full mask spits in the face of the other. A further masked figure in red and white looks on.

Sports and games

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What pro wrestling can teach us about the quest for truth

Pro wrestling, like philosophy, raises questions about appearance and reality: how can we ever know what’s really happening?

by Douglas Edwards