PC Gaming Show Tokyo Direct live coverage – all the reveals and trailers Our archived feed from the PC Gaming Show Tokyo Direct, with exclusive reveals and interviews from Tokyo Game Show. PC Gamer · Sep 28, 2025
A singing axolotl and a magical bunny team up in Billie Bust Up, a retro platformer with rhythmic boss battles and witchy movement abilities A 3D platformer that brings back the joy of those childhood classics. PC Gamer · Sep 28, 2025
Researchers reveals how much money we need to be happy Decades of international research have consistently shown that materialistic goals undermine wellbeing The Independent UK · Sep 15, 2025
How much money do you need to be happy? Here’s what the research says Over the next decade, Elon Musk could become the world’s first trillionaire. The Tesla board recently proposed a US$1 trillion (A$1.5 trillion) compensation plan, if Musk can meet a series of ambitious growth targets. The Conversation · Sep 14, 2025
Across cultures and centuries, Aristotle and Confucius agree: virtue is good in moderation What would our philosophers and spiritual leaders have to say about ‘virtue signalling’? They might be in agreement The Guardian - AU · Sep 7, 2025
As CEOs predict AI will rival humans in 5 years, Shark Tank’s Daniel Lubetzky tells Gen Z to get off TikTok and study Greek philosophers to get ahead The billionaire warns Gen Z doomscrolling on TikTok is setting them up for failure; instead, he suggests picking up the writings of Plato, Socrates, and Aristotle. Fortune · Aug 29, 2025
Christopher Rowe obituary Other lives: Linguist, translator and philosopher known for his work on Socrates, Plato and Aristotle The Guardian - UK · Aug 20, 2025
The Zillennial micro-generation: Why 1993–1998 babies are the only normal Gen Zers As Zillennials are named the luckiest generation, Maddy Mussen tells us why she couldn't agree more Evening Standard · Aug 6, 2025
Why leisure matters for a good life, according to Aristotle In his powerful book “The Burnout Society,” South Korean philosopher Byung-Chul Han argues that in modern society, individuals have an imperative to achieve. Han calls this an “achievement society” in which we must become “entrepreneurs” – branding and selling ourselves; there is no time off the clock. The Conversation · Aug 5, 2025
Can AI think – and should it? What it means to think, from Plato to ChatGPT In my writing and rhetoric courses, students have plenty of opinions on whether AI is intelligent: how well it can assess, analyze, evaluate and communicate information. The Conversation · Jul 18, 2025
Tyranny is an ever-present threat to civilisations. Here’s how Classical Greece and China dealt with it We’re just a few months into US president Donald Trump’s second term but his rule has already been repeatedly compared to tyranny. The Conversation · Jul 15, 2025
Justice Kagan Rejects "Combination Theory" Claims For Separation of Powers Cases "A meritless public non-delegation challenge plus a meritless private nondelegation challenge cannot equal a meritorious 'combination' claim." Reason · Jul 6, 2025
Here’s What Nefertiti And Other Historical Figures Would Look Like Today (24 New Pics) If you’ve ever wondered what historical figures would look like if they were alive right here and now, then look no further—Becca Saladin has you covered. Bored Panda · Jun 10, 2025
Alasdair MacIntyre obituary Provocative philosopher who argued that current morality has been cut off from its roots ‘largely thanks to the Enlightenment’ The Guardian - UK · May 25, 2025
The Conversation · May 21, 2025 Aristotle would scoff at Mark Zuckerberg’s suggestion that AI can solve the loneliness epidemic Mark Zuckerberg recently suggested that AI chatbots could combat social isolation by serving as “friends” for people experiencing loneliness.
TechRadar · May 13, 2025 Mark Zuckerberg wants everyone to have AI friends, but I think he's missing the point of AI, and the point of friendship Mark Zuckerberg pitches AI as friendship supplement.
The Guardian - UK · Apr 20, 2025 Robin McKie gave prescient warnings about climate change In terms of Earth, we are a dangerous species
The Guardian - UK · Apr 12, 2025 Classicists take ‘ancient philosophical wisdom’ into English jails Inmates in several prisons given chance to study ethics and rhetoric ‘to inform contemporary life’ and skills
The Guardian - UK · Apr 9, 2025 Academic freedom in the US is under threat – universities of the world, unite! We cannot be neutral with respect to fake news, misinformation or outright lies, says Andrew Graham, former master of Balliol College, Oxford
The Conversation · Mar 25, 2025 How Donald Trump’s trade war against Canada reveals tensions inherent in friendship In his second inauguration address, United States President Trump began by declaring “the golden age of America begins right now” and closed with, “and our golden age has just begun.” Between these lines, he vowed to “tariff and tax foreign countries to enrich our citizens.”
The Conversation · Mar 3, 2025 How rebellion against moralizing has become a surprising rallying point for the political right A couple of weeks before the astonishing Feb. 28 White House Oval Office meeting that saw United States President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance scold Ukraine’s leader, Vance told European leaders at the Munich Security Conference: “If American democracy can survive 10 years of Greta Thunberg’s scolding, you…
The Conversation · Feb 17, 2025 A short history of the separation of powers: from Cicero’s Rome to Trump’s America In the four weeks since he was inaugurated for his second term as US president, Donald Trump has issued dozens of executive orders – many of which are now the subject of legal challenges on the grounds they exceed his authority under the US constitution. As a result, some will…
Bored Panda · Feb 14, 2025 97 Memes That Are Way Too Real And Relatable For Comfort We present you with a whole batch of existential and relatable memes, courtesy of the TooMeIrlForMeIrl subreddit. The post 97 Memes That Are Way Too Real And Relatable For Comfort first appeared on Bored Panda.
The Conversation · Jan 22, 2025 Guide to the classics: Aristotle’s Poetics is a bible for screenwriters – but it’s often misread Aristotle’s Poetics has arguably influenced modern culture more than any other ancient text. The Greek philosopher’s 4th century BCE treatise on what constitutes the best form of poetry is our earliest surviving piece of standalone literary criticism. It has had a profound influence on storytelling ever since.
The Conversation · Jan 17, 2025 What is an oligarchy, and is the United States poised to become one? In his farewell address, outgoing US President Joe Biden warned “an oligarchy is taking shape in America of extreme wealth, power and influence that literally threatens our entire democracy”.