The idea of altering the climate instead of tackling emissions in earnest inspires widespread angst. A philosopher considers why.

Science fiction isn’t limited to predicting tech developments: It’s more broadly concerned with imagining possible futures, or alternative presents.

In the case of envy, social media works in three closely related ways: by increasing proximity, by eliminating encapsulation and by rejecting concealment.

The internet may have changed the concept of the television cliffhanger, but is it possible that knowing the ending of something increases our enjoyment?