The Voting Rights Act at 50
Passage of the act was paved by the sacrifices of Civil Rights activists, especially those who had recently put their bodies on the line at Selma, Alabama.
Let Panpsychism Expand Your Mind
An examination of panpsychism's history.
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Speaker: Linguistic Isolation in the Modern World
Ayapaneco, an endangered Mexican language, sparked linguistic interest when the last two speakers of the language were not speaking to each other
Penguin Books at 80
The beloved Penguin Books is 80 years old.
Suggested Readings: Cancer and Aging, What Emotions Mean, Prison Guards Gone Wrong
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The environmental scourge of palm oil
Why Palm Oil is dangerous for the environment
The Lifesaving, Horrifying History of Wet Nurses
The history of wet nurses
The Magnus Effect: More Than a Viral Video
What is the concept of the Magnus effect?
E.L. Doctorow On New York
Literary giant E.L. Doctorow died in New York — where he lived his entire life — on 07/21. In a 1995 interview, Doctorow reveals what the city meant to him.
The Soda Jerk and the Periodical
The history of scientific periodicals starts with Benjamin Silliman's upstart publication.