Philosophy17 Sep 2025Our 2,500-year-old mania for personality typesFirst suggested in ancient Greece, the four 'humours' personality types have shaped how we view ourselves for thousands of years – and still look oddly familiar today.17 Sep 20253 Sep 2024You're so vain but here's why that's a good thingReclaiming vanity: Why being vain is not just good, but crucial if we want society to work.3 Sep 202422 Apr 2024Daniel Dennett: 'Civilisation is fragile'Before his recent death, the influential philosopher Daniel Dennett spoke to the BBC about why he saw new dangers from AI.22 Apr 20246 Apr 2024Why we have co-evolved with technologyOur relationship with technology has a far deeper history than it seems, argues the philosopher and author Tom Chatfield in his book Wise Animals.6 Apr 202423 Jan 2023Five ways to be calm and why it mattersIs being calm about passivity and numbness, or is it a superpower that makes us strong? Lindsay Baker explores the ideas behind serenity, and ways that we can achieve it.23 Jan 20233 Nov 2022How to stop doomscrollingOur world is unjust and replete with suffering – what can an individual possibly do about it?3 Nov 20222 Sep 2022How to tweet like an Ancient GreekIt's an Ancient Greek philosophy known for its lessons on material existence and pleasure-seeking. So what might Epicureanism say about living well on social media and the internet?2 Sep 202225 Jul 2022Why octopuses probably have feelingsOctopuses are problem-solvers, mischief-makers and notorious escape artists. They also appear to have a rich inner life – so what is it like to be an octopus?25 Jul 202212 Apr 2022The gardens that unclutter the mindThere is tranquillity to be found in Zen gardens. But these enigmatic spaces also express the highest truths of philosophy, write Steve John Powell and Angeles Marin Cabello.12 Apr 2022...
