Deep Questions
A Deep Dive into Why So Many Band Names Fixate on Rats
There must be more to this than chance. I spoke to band Ratboys and a music anthropology professor to find out.
What Is Nothing?
We asked a physicist and a philosopher to explain nothing, and it's really something.
Can Art Be a Form of Political Activism?
Does art have the power to generate social and political change? It's a question that's been discussed endlessly over the centuries, but it seems especially timely in the past few months.
Is There a Hell?
The idea of heaven—that you’ll be rewarded for good behavior by playing a harp in the clouds—is pretty silly, but hell seems much more likely to exist. If there is a God, based on his behavior in the past he’s probably more concerned with punishing us...
How Does Rain Happen?
This weird thing happened the other day: Water came down from the sky. A lot of water. Just boom, all of a sudden water is streaming down in drops and hitting the ground. Way more than you would expect. Where does it come from?