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History & Society
Trace how culture, power, and ideas shape societies across time.
The sonnenrad is a Heathen symbol composed of 12 repeated runes.
A dispute marked by flags and booze has been replaced with an official land border.
The answer to this question depends on how you define "freedom."
According to author and entrepreneur Steven Kotler, at some point this century, we will confront the prospect of immortality.
John Templeton Foundation
Prison is an unreliable method of punishment. Let's do better.
Where did the “seed” magnetic field come from in the first place?
The weirdest thing about the 21 feet found near Vancouver since 2007? Foul play has been ruled out.
Science doesn't fit neatly into ideology.
John Templeton Foundation
In all of science, no figures have changed the world more than Einstein and Newton. Will anyone ever be as revolutionary again?
For centuries, men prevented women from writing music. These classical composers broke with social norms and made their mark on history.
Preventing scurvy is not just a problem in the Antarctic.
Being more creative doesn’t require a ‘Muse.’ It’s about pairing intelligence and imagination.
This marks a historic moment in humanity’s relationship to the planet.
Polarization or misunderstanding?
Detective fiction reveals how a particular society or time period looks at crime and criminal justice.
The strangest thing about trying to predict the future is that our only clues lie in the past.
One theory for catatonia is that it is similar to an animal's “death feint.”
Experimental archaeology is the practice of recreating past events using knowledge and tools available at the time. Sometimes, it involves elephants.
The chemistry of cooking over an open flame.