To our knowledge, no species has ever manipulated its environment as successfully as Homo Sapiens.…
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Sissel Tolaas, a Norwegian artist and scientist, is not your typical historian. Her domain of…
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What is “aether”? Well, that is simple: aether (also spelled as ether, aither, or æther)…
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Dark Forests, Gravity Wells and Carbon: We Need to Talk About Aliens
by Joseph Greenby Joseph GreenIn July 2023 the US Government took an unprecedented step in holding hearings from witnesses,…
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Recently, the History Channel asked Peyton Manning to pick his top three transformative inventions that…
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Since the earliest days of civilization, mankind has been fascinated with space. There’s something about…
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Be warned: this one will hurt your mind a little. This is the Monty Hall…
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It seems pretty clear right now that AI technology is about to revolutionize the world,…
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The Molotov cocktail is one of the all-time greats of improvised weaponry. A hand-thrown incendiary…
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(In Pics) Eight Inventors and the Inventions that Killed Them
by Joseph Greenby Joseph GreenEver since the Industrial Revolution human society has developed at a breakneck pace. The scale…
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The Yakhchal: How did Ancient Persia make Sorbet in the Desert?
by Joseph Greenby Joseph GreenDeserts, by and large, are hot places. By definition they are arid zones, but such…
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Coober Pedy, the unique underground town nestled in the heart of Australia’s opal mining industry,…
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The Cold War had many facets, and the decades-long conflict between the two post-WW2 superpowers…
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In 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Act. This act stated that any “honest…
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In the mid-19th century, the concept of handwashing was met with surprising resistance. Ignaz Semmelweis,…