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The Glen McLaughlin Collection brings together more than 700 historical examples of ‘California as an island’.
From religious wars to French poison conspiracies to the counterculture, we look at the origins of Satanism.
Country music deserves better cultural ambassadors.
The Flynn effect shows people have gotten smarter, but some research claims those IQ gains are regressing. Can both be right?
New research suggests that a healthy supply of locally-sourced beer helped maintain the unity of the widespread Wari civilization for about 500 years.
“In so far as bodily movements build the brain, every movement a human makes matters.”
The lack of it can also be a problem.
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Why did government officials stop psychedelics from reaching mainstream culture?
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300 years of industrialization have boosted our IQ scores in one very specific way.
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A new Gallup polls shows the rising support for socialism in the United States.
Riots may ensue as more poor Americans recognize their “miserable” long-term prospects.
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The “green” proposal would bring a 21st-century update to the 850-year-old cathedral.
As Game of Thrones ends, a revealing resolution to its perplexing geography.
What can and can’t you say? A brief glimpse of precedent-setting free speech cases in the United States.
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Surprising studies revealed why mothers affected the genetic pool more than fathers.
Buying cards and flowers on Mother’s Day would make Anna Jarvis roll around in her grave.
The recent debate between Slavoj Zizek and Jordan Peterson lived up to the hype.
The lack of tall, strong oak trees poses something of a problem for the restoration effort.
Here are 7 often-overlooked World Heritage Sites, each with its own history.
Experts argue the jaws of an ancient European ape reveal a key human ancestor.
Digitally recording historical sites could serve as insurance in the case of disaster.
Elite organizations tend to get conspiracy theorists going.
Polls show that more Americans today define socialism as an ideology of “equality” than one espousing government control of the economy.
The artifact will be opened on Sunday, for the first time in millennia, at an undisclosed location in Egypt.
Can 6,500 mercenaries “fix” Afghanistan? The U.S. is resurrecting privatized warfare.
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Biographies, treatises and stories on the occult and its strange cast of characters.
Modern notions about the Illuminati are the result of a satirical cult-classic book.
