Hegel Knew: We Judge the Climb, Not the Summit
A 2026 APSR study finds voters need 2.3% flat annual growth to match the pull of a 1.3% improving economy. Discover what Hegel argued about progress in 1807.
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Butler Knew: Gender Was Never About Biology
A new study finds self-perceived masculinity predicts gun rights and death penalty views better than biological sex. Learn what Judith Butler argued in 1990.
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James Knew: Your Beliefs Aren't About Facts
A Scientific Reports fMRI study found 43 left-leaning adults lowered confidence in facts but kept political beliefs. Discover what James argued in 1896.
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Freud Knew: Dreams Don't Heal, They Repeat
A PLOS One study of 931 Americans found election-night dreams predicted worse moods the next morning, not better. Discover why Freud hit the same wall in 1920.
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Schopenhauer Knew: Shaming Strangers Feels Good
A 1,000-person South Korean study ties belief that online shaming works to schadenfreude, not justice. Discover what Schopenhauer called it back in 1840.
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Spinoza Knew: We Believe What We Want to Be True
A new Political Behavior study ties the 90% of voters who expect their candidate to win to partisan hatred, not evidence. Discover what Spinoza argued in 1677.
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Foucault Knew: Desire Became Something to Police
A 2026 study finds 94% of young men feel vigilance during sex and 84% fear shame or ruin. Discover why Foucault said desire was never free of policing.
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Sextus Empiricus Knew: One Study Was Never Enough
A 3,900-paper, 7-year replication project found only 55.1% of social-science claims held up. Discover why Sextus Empiricus never trusted the first result.
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Aristotle Knew: Acting From Fear Is Still a Choice
A same-day Evolutionary Psychology study ties duty sex to infidelity fear and feeling less desirable. Discover why Aristotle filed this as a 'mixed action.'
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Seneca Knew: We Rage at Things That Can't Feel It
A 2026 study of 6,000+ people found we punish unfair algorithms almost as hard as humans. Discover what Seneca said about raging at things that can't feel.
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Epicurus Knew: Fearing Rejection Is Fearing Death
A Scientific Reports study of 640 young adults links rejection-sensitive attachment to death anxiety. Discover why it only turns into distress for some.
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Seneca Knew: Fear of Falling Outweighs Hope of Rising
A 2,819-person study found fearing status loss hurts well-being more than hoping for a gain helps it. Discover what Seneca argued 2,000 years earlier.