What you know and don’t know is much more mysterious than anyone supposes. Standing in the way of truth is our ingrained dependence on facts as if they bring knowledge. The modern world is ...

Community Voices editor Jody K. Biehl reflects on her three years editing columns by Mike Rotkin and the education he offered her about Santa Cruz County, UCSC and being human.

Why? Why can’t we accept the evidence of this beautiful world that at this moment surrounds us? So what if it changes or ends ...

Even in ancient Greece, Plato questioned whether gender norms around masculinity were good for men’s individual freedom ...

This drag artist and her grandmother bond over performance costumes, topped with a huge dose of unconditional love. Read more ...

That’s how Socrates influences my teaching. Research works the same way—it’s inherently inquisitive. Much of my research is conversational, shaped by presenting talks, receiving objections and ...

Socrates didn’t capture his thoughts in writing. Essentially, we are depending on a story told by Plato—a narrative—as evidence of Socrates’ teaching. Did Socrates really say/think that?