Jean-Paul Mercier • Dec 2, 2025
Criteria of Quality, or Why We Argue About Tastes Although We Agreed Not to Discuss Them
We figure out whether objective criteria for evaluating films exist, or if each of us watches our own private movie, inaccessible to others.
Oscar Blum • Nov 26, 2025
Why Your Brain Laughs at Keyboard Cat: The Neuroscience of Humor for Those Tired of Big Words
Breaking down how three grams of gray matter turn an absurd meme into a dopamine explosion – and why that makes us slightly less pathetic than it seems.
Eva Lex • Nov 20, 2025
Copyright on Ideas – The Myth We Need to BUST!
Why no one is going to steal your genius ideas (spoiler: they're not legally protected), and what creative people who are afraid to share their concepts should DO about it.
Jean-Paul Mercier • Nov 15, 2025
The Empty Playground: A Meditation on Games Without Rules
A philosophical inquiry into the dream of a rule-less game, exploring the very human desire to transcend our limitations.
Oscar Blum • Nov 9, 2025
One Million Euros for Doodles: Why Modern Art Became a Con Game for the Elite
Let's dissect the grand illusion: how do talentless artists sell splotches of color for astronomical sums, and why does the art world – against its better judgment – eagerly play along?
Eva Lex • Nov 3, 2025
SILMARILLION: Why This Book Is Absolutely WRECKING Tolkien Fans (And How To Survive Past Chapter One)
We're breaking down WHY Tolkien's toughest read became a total cult classic, how to get through it without learning Elvish, and if we'll ever get a movie adaptation in this lifetime!