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Determining if the universe is infinite pushes the limits of our knowledge.
A review of Matthew Engelke's How to Think Like an Anthropologist.
Did the 20th century bring a breakthrough in how children are treated?
Mass determines a star’s fate… except when it doesn’t. Supernova events are common, visually spectacular astronomical cataclysms. In 1987, a supernova just ~168,000 light-years away was observed in the Large Magellanic […]
What do communist dictators Joseph Stalin and Mao Zedong have in common with U.S. Presidents like John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan? Hint: It’s the same thing they have in […]
How does philosophy try to balance having free will with living in a deterministic universe?
There has been a dramatic increase in abuse and misuse.
The pandemic reminds us that our higher education system, with all its flaws, remains a key part of our strategic reserve.
Regularities, which we associate with laws of nature, require an explanation.
Most of Stonehenge's megaliths, called sarens, came from West Woods, Wiltshire.
A recent clinical trial in Brazil highlights the dangers of two potential COVID-19 treatments: chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine.
A new study pushes back on psychiatry industry talking points.
Does a person still get to be "the honorable" if they are tossed out for not being honorable?
The Big Bang is our accepted origin of the Universe. But is there another possibility? Since the mid-1960s and the discovery of the Cosmic Microwave Background, the Big Bang has […]
When a subculture like drag goes global, it's easy to forget the courage it took, and still takes, for so many people to live on the outside what they know they are on the inside. The maker of WIG and GAGA FIVE FOOT TWO on bravery, authenticity, and the eternal power of youth.
A fascinating new book tells the untold stories of two women, Jackie Cochran and Jerrie Cobb, who could have been first. On June 18, 1983, the Space Shuttle Challenger launched with […]
Infidelity, an inherently selfish behavior, has been analyzed by researchers to help us understand why people cheat in relationships.
What does it take to tackle a multifaceted problem?
Experts are saying it's a "huge step forward for synthetic biology."
A clip of this disingenuous documentary is making the rounds.
The Zen of choreographer Merce Cunningham comes alive in a new documentary about his life.
A newly studied hallucinogenic substance has shown signs of treating mental health conditions more efficiently than psilocybin.
"Nothing but naked people: fat ones, thin ones, old, young…"
Famous inventors and scientists submission to the daily grind
Americans' inability to agree on what is true and what is false is a problem for democracy.
When the protection of academic freedom is compromised, scholarship and greater society suffer the effects.
Biographies, treatises and stories on the occult and its strange cast of characters.
We put presidents on our money, but isn't there more to life than politics?