Living in the 21st century means living at pace with a constant barrage of information and demands from all sides. I awake and prod young, inert bodies to life, turn on lights, fry eggs, pour ...

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42: The answer to life, the universe and everything Douglas Adams said it was the answer to the meaning of life, the universe, and everything. He meant it as a joke, but a new book shows how the ...

I asked some well-known names for their thoughts on the ultimate existential question. Their answers were fascinating, funny – and could help us frame our days on Earth In September 2015, I was ...