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His grandfather, a member of Oppenheimer’s atomic bomb team, foresaw the potential of nuclear energy to power cities — not destroy them.
These initially sympathetic characters take readers down a dark path.
Great writing can unveil the criminal psyche better than any other artistic medium.
Probability, lacking solid theoretical foundations and burdened with paradoxes, was jokingly called the “theory of misfortune.”
You become the main protagonist in these novels.
The crisis of the Anthropocene challenges our traditional narratives and myths about humanity's place in the world. Citizen science can help.
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Take a closer look before judging a book by its title.
The key to its success lies not in its understanding of technology, but in its understanding of human nature.
Dive into the twisted truths and concealed realities told by literature's most unreliable narrators.
Soviet censorship was thorough yet fallible.
But make sure you bring the fossegrim the proper offering—or else.
You can learn a lot about life through literature's most unrespectable and heinous characters.
Billy was a local celebrity in the early 1900s. And he might have been a murderer.
Not every classic enjoyed rave reviews from the start.
“Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve."
If the evolution of the Universe is a movie, what happens when we rewind it all the way backward?
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It has perhaps never been easier to feel as if you’ve fallen behind in life. From the anxieties of comparing yourself to others online to our fetishization of success, it […]
What is Captain America doing in ancient Mesopotamia?
Everyone loves a good underdog story, but the lessons we derive from them depend on how they’re told.
Art criticism is inherently subjective. Still, many critics have tried to make a case for why some of the world’s most celebrated books are in fact terribly written.
Video games matter. Their continued technological and artistic development is reshaping the way we satisfy our ancient need to tell stories.
Unlock the full potential of your creativity with holistic detachment. This is the way of the editor.
By developing skills like divergent thinking and collaboration in the workforce, creativity training has the potential to unlock revolutionary ideas.
The amazing life of “Gudrid the Far-Traveled” was unjustly overshadowed by her in-laws, Erik the Red and Leif Erikson.
Thanks to a couple of rovers, we know Mars was once blue.
Today’s scary clowns are not a divergence from tradition, but a return to it.
If you want to share the truths about our Universe with others, don't fall into the trap of arguing with a misinformer. Do this instead.
Urban legends help personify the anxieties that arise from living in a modern city.
Executive presence training can help leaders learn how to better support their people, become more self aware, communicate effectively, and more.