A program introducing inmates to the ancient Greek philosophy of Stoicism has led to a dramatic reduction in violence at a ...

When a 19-year-old carpet fitter called Germaine Lindsay blew himself up on a Piccadilly line Underground train on July 7 ...

Nestled on the coast of the island of Euboea (Evia), the ancient city of Eretria was one of the most influential centers in ...

Stoicism was expounded in ancient Athens by Zeno of Citium around 300 BC, and flourished throughout the Greco-Roman world until the 3rd Century AD. It became the foremost popular philosophy among the ...

Only by admitting ignorance, or being willing to, can we expect to grow less ignorant: Socrates claimed that our inability to “lead lives based on knowledge … because we lack it” isn’t a reason to ...

Geometric illusions often play with perspective, so try adjusting your viewing angle and distance. These illusions can be ...

Musicologist Jason Geary has been named provost and executive vice chancellor for academic affairs at Rutgers University's ...

Amazons fight Greeks on a terra-cotta lekythos (oil flask) from the fifth century B.C. Amazon battle scenes, known as Amazonomachy, were popular in ancient Greek art. Metropolitan Museum, New York ...

At my kindergarten graduation circa 2005, I stood watching my friends confidently announce their future dreams. One by one, ...

He’s one of thousands of Victorians with culturally diverse backgrounds turning back to learn their ancestral languages.

This is the second installment of Edmonds resident Nathaniel Brown’s recent travels to Greece. You can read part 1 here.

As America begins its 250th year, it is fitting to draw attention to the great people and ideas that made it possible.