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History & Society
Trace how culture, power, and ideas shape societies across time.
Fortune cookies emerged from one of America’s darkest moments.
The multi-leveled constructions of metaphysics are the collective workings of a fantastical virtuality. Did you get that?
More than 90 percent of people make a mistake on this test.
Just like with AI, people worried about job security and the spread of disinformation. Machines were destroyed and book merchants were chased out of town.
The biggest lingering question about GPT-4 isn't if it's going to destroy jobs or take over the world. Instead, it is this: Do we trust AI programmers to tell society what is true?
When someone attempts to make you afraid of something that hasn't happened instead of a true, present danger, suspect this nefarious ploy.
Einstein called his idea "abominable," but the world of physics came around to embracing the views of Georges Lemaître.
When Mongol traders came knocking, Sultan Muhammad II shaved off their beards. Three years later, his whole empire was annihilated.
Ketamine-assisted psychotherapy utilizes a non-ordinary state of consciousness to heal.
At this event, you’ll be around to hear the eulogy.
Most male mammals have little or nothing to do with their kids. Why is our own species different?
Awe-inspiring moments can be found in our daily lives, and they have surprising benefits for our health and sense of well-being.
Modern robotics are creating a kind of cultural paradox, where the best religion is the one that eventually involves no humans at all.
She apparently learned some valuable business skills as a former prostitute.
Humanity can avoid catastrophe — if we look beyond our blinkered present.
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What beavers and earthworms can teach us about working with, not against, Mother Nature.
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Americans without friends have increased 400% in recent years. Here’s why.
The multiverse is an idea that has gained a lot of traction in popular culture. But what does science have to say about it?
The story of China is the story of global economics.
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Dig a 70-mile tunnel under the Bering Strait, and you get this amazing InterContinental Railway, which will reshape the world.