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Quote of the day by Plato: “We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.”

Some quotations survive centuries because they still describe human behaviour with surprising accuracy. Even in a world of smartphones, artificial intelligence and social media, the ideas written by ancient Greek philosopher Plato still feel relevant. One of his most famous quotes is, “We can easily forgive a child who is…

The Times of India

Conservative-pushed Classic Learning Test is now replacing the SAT and ACT in some states

Unlike its competitors, the Classic Learning Test draws two-thirds of its verbal content from a bank of more than 160 foundational writers, ranging from ancient philosophers like Plato to more modern thinkers like Martin Luther King Jr

The Independent UK

Melania Trump Introduces Humanoid Robot at White House Summit and Envisions AI Educators in Every Home

A humanoid robot escorted First Lady Melania Trump at the White House, marking a historic moment as she advocated for AI in education during the Fostering the Future Together Global Coalition Summit.

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‘No one asked for this’: Melania Trump slammed for introducing robot teacher ‘Plato’ for American students

The American social media landscape has transformed into an anxious black hole overnight following a bold announcement from the White House.

The Times of India

89 Philosophy Memes That Won’t Cure Your Existential Dread But Can At Least Make You Chuckle

Whether it’s full-on existential dread or just late-night overthinking, philosophy memes are basically the internet’s way of making big ideas a little easier… and a lot funnier. These aren’t your usual lighthearted jokes or cat memes. Instead, they tap into the stuff we all quietly think about — the meaning…

Bored Panda

More than a feeling – thinking about love as a virtue can change how we respond to hate

Love and hate seem like obvious opposites. Love, whether romantic or otherwise, involves a sense of warmth and affection for others. Hate involves feelings of disdain. Love builds up, whereas hate destroys.

The Conversation

Texas A&M University to end women's studies due to new policy on race and gender topics

Texas A&M University is ending its women’s and gender studies program and changing the syllabuses of hundreds of courses

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Texas A&M abruptly cancels ethics course over race, gender policy

The university said content of the graduate course, which was already underway, was not adequately disclosed, forcing the cancellation. The professor disagrees.

The Texas Tribune

There’s an intensifying kind of threat to academic freedom – watchful students serving as informants

Texas AM University told philosophy professor Martin Peterson in early January 2026 that he could not teach some of Greek philosopher Plato’s writings that touch on “race and gender ideology.”

The Conversation

Donald Trump is waging war against human conscience

The Trump administration’s assaults on liberty are the kinds of abuses that spurred the American revolution that the nation will commemorate this year

The Guardian - US

People Stunned by AI's Ancient City Vision: Is Atlantis Hiding Behind the Ice Wall?

An AI-generated Instagram video claiming to show ancient city Atlantis hidden beyond Antarctica's 'ice wall' has gone viral, stunning viewers but dismissed by experts as conspiracy fiction blending flat Earth myths

International Business Times UK

About 200 Texas A&M courses could change due to new restrictions on teaching gender, race

With the semester set to begin next week, professors have been directed to alter courses, and some classes have been removed or reassigned from the core curriculum at the College Station campus.

The Texas Tribune

Texas A&M Removes Plato from Introductory Philosophy Class

New "gender ideology" rule has predictable results

Reason

Aristotle’s Politics has wisdoms and warnings for our age of tech utopias and inequality

If Plato was the first Western political philosopher, Aristotle was the first political scientist in today’s sense. Plato’s Republic, for instance, envisages an unworldly political utopia. But in Politics, Aristotle investigates a comprehensive range of political forms and regimes, down to their unglamorous, operational details.

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The Guardian - UK

Swearing, booing and spitting: is crowd behaviour out of control?

There was dismay after Rory McIlroy’s wife was hit by a beer at the Ryder Cup. But have crowds always been badly behaved, or is antisocial behaviour getting worse?

The Independent UK

Cambridge scientists test ChatGPT with 2,000-year-old maths puzzle, and discover how it ‘thinks’

AI chatbot’s thought process is ‘like a learner or scholar’, researchers say

LiveScience

Scientists asked ChatGPT to solve a math problem from more than 2,000 years ago — how it answered it surprised them

We've wondered for centuries whether knowledge is latent and innate or learned and grasped through experience, and a new research project is asking the same question about AI.

Euronews

OpenAI comes to Greek secondary education and start-ups to prepare for ‘Intelligence Age’

"From Plato’s Academy to Aristotle’s Lyceum—Greece is the historical birthplace of western education," said OpenAI.

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Fortune

As CEOs predict AI will rival humans in 5 years, Shark Tank’s Daniel Lubetzky tells Gen Z to get off TikTok and study Greek philosophers to get ahead

The billionaire warns Gen Z doomscrolling on TikTok is setting them up for failure; instead, he suggests picking up the writings of Plato, Socrates, and Aristotle.

The Conversation

The ancient Greeks invented democracy – and warned us how it could go horribly wrong

The ancient Greek orator Dio Chrysostom (1st-2nd century CE) said in his speech To the People of Alexandria that there were two kinds of democracy: one good and one bad.

The Guardian - UK

Christopher Rowe obituary

Other lives: Linguist, translator and philosopher known for his work on Socrates, Plato and Aristotle

The Conversation

Friday essay: Trump and Kennedy are destroying global science. Even Einstein questioned facts – but there’s a method to it

Eight months into Donald Trump’s second presidency of the United States, truth and science are again under attack – with global consequences. USAID, which tackled HIV, TB, malaria and child malnutrition is gone. Funding has been withdrawn from GAVI, a public–private global alliance that helps buy vaccines for the world’s…

Space

August Moon: Here's what to look for during all 4 major moon phases

Join us on a guided telescope tour of August's moon, featuring distinct targets for each of the four major lunar phases.

The Conversation

Can AI think – and should it? What it means to think, from Plato to ChatGPT

In my writing and rhetoric courses, students have plenty of opinions on whether AI is intelligent: how well it can assess, analyze, evaluate and communicate information.

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18 Of The Biggest ‘Screw You’ Moments Ever Witnessed In History, As Shared Online

This netizen turned to one of Reddit’s communities to ask fellow members to share some of the most satisfying 'screw you' moments known in history.

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