You're certainly familiar with the feeling: you get an idea for one project, and then a queue starts lining up in your head as you imagine everything else you could be doing. You scroll through your ...

I am not a psychologist or a philosopher. But I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about the goals we pursue, the things we own, and the items we buy. I find it to be a fascinating study into human ...

Reading Andrew S. Curran’s “Diderot and the Art of Thinking Freely” will, among other things, make you feel very lazy. On a typical day, Curran points out, Diderot might “write on ancient Chinese and ...

Denis Diderot (5 October 1713 – 31 July 1784) was not a practicing scientist, but was as close to one as he could be. Louis-Michel van Loo/Wikimedia Commons Today (October 5) is 300 years since the ...

Have you ever bought something new — a smart jacket, a fancy couch, or an OLED TV — only to be hit with the sinking feeling that the rest of your wardrobe, living room, or tech accessories suddenly ...

Curating the perfect home forever is a myth. Lifestyles change, habits shift, and the ambiance you desire will evolve, too. However, it's a thin line between a quick spruce every now and then and a ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Humanities Professor Andrew Curran discussed the life of French enlightenment thinker Denis Diderot and the writing of the the Encyclopédie, written ...