Most people are getting dumber. Largely because of the smartphone, we’re in an era of declining attention spans, reading skills, numeracy and verbal reasoning. How to buck the trend? I’ve charted ...

Great thinkers don’t harbor doubts because they’re impostors. They maintain doubts because they know we’re all partially blind and they’re committed to improving their sight.

Adapted from a stage play, it’s a movie about two people talking—in this case, two of the greatest thinkers of the 20th century. The setup is intriguing.