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Memorial day is a time to remember veterans killed in the line of service. These spaceflight heroes deserve to be remembered, too.

Delirium is one of the most perplexing deathbed phenomena, exposing the gap between our cultural ideals of dying words and the reality of a disoriented mind.

The idea of awarding legal personhood to nature has received renewed attention in the contemporary environmental justice movement, but much contention remains.

Across a variety of industries, trust and “upside-down management” have paid dividends.

A philosophical debate spanning creation, free will, and a sneaky teapot.

Too many companies fail to recognize that “the deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated” — but the solution is easy.

For people with hard-to-treat depression, a non-invasive technique called transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) can provide relief.

The philosophy of sex is going through a recalibration period.

Before becoming America’s most infamous assassin, John Wilkes Booth was a magnetic actor who was beloved by audiences and courted by critics.

Voyage into the lawless world of experimental literature.

Listening to some songs can cause a powerful physiological response known as “frisson.” What is it, and why does it happen?

Art criticism is inherently subjective. Still, many critics have tried to make a case for why some of the world’s most celebrated books are in fact terribly written. 

Spaceguard shows that we can manage risks to the extinction of humanity — if only we put our mind to it.

Neuroscientists and artists alike are making the case that we could transform the world through psychedelics.

The Knights Templar were not only skilled fighters, but also clever bankers who played a crucial role in the development of Europe’s financial systems.

The most celebrated genius in human history didn’t just revolutionize physics, but taught many valuable lessons about living a better life.

In 1903, a Vermont doctor bet $50 that he could cross America by car. It took him 63 days, $8,000, and 600 gallons of gas.

We don’t understand why loneliness is bad for us if all we can say is that it hurts.

These composers channeled the horror of the Holocaust and Hiroshima while honoring those who lived through it.

There are different types of atheism and atheists. In general, they can be classified as the non-religious, the non-believers, and agnostics.

Time will tell what the reign of Charles III will look like, but one thing is for sure: the “new Elizabethan age” is long gone.

We’ve been somewhat lucky in the past…

Solving difficult visual puzzles seems to help the brain “rewire” itself by forming new neural pathways.

Hoarders know their habits are abnormal, and yet they cannot help themselves. Maybe you can help them.

How drugs, demons, and the search for immortality gave us words we use everyday.

Most cities reeked of death, defecation, and industrial waste. Still, focusing only on stench means turning a blind eye (or nose) to the many other smells that helped shape human history.

Science cannot be isolated from culture.

The human brain makes a striking deviation from the normal building plan.

Once science operations begin for James Webb, we’ll never look at the Universe the same way again. Here’s what everyone should know.

All of these conflicts have a long history. They may also have a long future.