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Some of Emily Dickinson's poems were first published in children's magazines, in what one scholar calls a "marketing ploy gone awry."

Some people are more inclined to give when they know their friends will find out—and some are not.

The internet is changing our brains. Our columnist suggests that maybe this isn't such a bad thing.

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Stan Lee's X-Men comics explored themes of prejudice and bigotry. So why weren't the original comics that diverse?

In the age before plastic surgery, masks were the best option for veterans with faces scarred by war. The end results, however, were somewhat uncanny.

Probiotics are a hot topic--and big business--these days. But do they really work?

Remembering an early academic effort to define sexual orientation and gender identity as variable natural phenomena, rather than moral matters.

Huge monuments to national pride are regaining popularity. One scholar suggests this might also indicate a larger cultural shift.