In an ideal world, every extraordinary philosophical question would come with an extraordinary story telling the tale of how someone first thought of it. Unfortunately, we can only guess at what led a ...

The Internet is a huge resource of knowledge and information where you can find virtually anything. But, very often there are situations where you aren’t able to find the answers to your questions.

Drawing on a Buddhist meditation, the writer Stephen Batchelor asks: What is this? This is an edited transcript of “The Ezra Klein Show.” You can listen to the episode wherever you get your podcasts.

Elicitation is a technique to obtain sensitive information from people without asking direct questions. Direct questions trigger defensive responses to protect information people would prefer to ...

Are you happy with your life? It’s the million-dollar question. Many of us spend significant time trying to answer it, or, paradoxically, avoid it altogether. When we're dissatisfied, we’re taught to ...

The way a question is phrased can determine whether one gets the truth or a deceitful answer, according to Wharton's Maurice Schweitzer. How do you get people to tell the truth? According to new ...