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History & Society
Trace how culture, power, and ideas shape societies across time.
Embark on a journey through one of the most profound ecological transitions in the history of complex life.
The documents that convicted the infamous traitor were all kept in this unassuming leather pouch.
Pessimism reigned supreme.
A new online religion is spreading misinformation and phony products.
Unlock the paradoxes of life through poetic realism.
John Templeton Foundation
Meet the world's largest landowners.
Nobody actually knows what will come of AI. But we can console ourselves with the knowledge that nobody has ever really known anything about the future.
What do the dark recesses of the early Universe and Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom have in common? More than you could have ever hoped for.
Walter Pitts rose from the streets to MIT, but couldn’t escape himself.
For linguists, the uniqueness of the Basque language represents an unsolved mystery. For its native speakers, long oppressed, it is a source of pride.
Descartes broke from the European philosophers who preceded him and devised a new way of considering humanity and the world.
Sun-like stars live for around 10 billion years, but our Universe is only 13.8 billion years old. So what's the maximum lifetime for a star?
Centuries ago, the typical British coffeehouse was more like a "school without a master" than a place to grab a quick boost of caffeine.
Neuroscientist and author Bobby Azarian explores the idea that the Universe is a self-organizing system that evolves and learns.
At the turn of the millennium, a physicist fooled the global scientific community with the greatest discovery that never existed.
The Foo Fighters are at the dead center of the map, so all the other bands are happier, sadder, angrier, or hornier.
"In witness whereof, the parties hereunto have set their hands to these presents as a deed on the day month and year hereinbefore mentioned."
Mary Toft staged an elaborate hoax, but the pain was real.
You'll be able to sleep through a war.
Who’s afraid of utopia? AI doubters have cold feet. History can warm them.