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I am a 42-year-old bearded man. I am happily spending my days in a state of decadent tranquility. Selfish desire is something everyone possesses. There was a time when I thought suppressing it was a ...

In Empire of Illusion, Chris Hedges describes the city of Las Vegas as a “spectacle.” It is a place designed to cater to the fantasies of its visitors. It amuses, or perhaps confuses, those seeking to ...

The Selfish Gene, Richard Dawkins’s first book, was published in October 1976 and 50 years on, it is still selling, in more than 30 languages. For a science book – not least one with “gene” in its ...

In a world fleeing the body, Christianity teaches us how to form our desires. While some of us might be tempted to roll our eyes, the appeal of artificial companions makes psychological sense.

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A new University of Utah-led study has discovered the mechanism behind a decades-old evolutionary mystery—how "selfish chromosomes" cheat the rules of genetic inheritance. The researchers found that ...

Escape from Tarkov tells a grim story of a fallen society and how private organisations can be cruel enough to push humanity to the brink of collapse. Taking place in Tarkov, a city in the fictional ...