Who Wins When Gambling is Legal?
Is expanding the role of legal gambling in the U.S. wise?
Anniversary: The Nuremberg Trials
On November 20, 1945, in the wake of the Second World War, the Nuremberg War Crime Trials began. ...
Why are Dystopian Films on the Rise Again?
The recent uptick in dystopian films and post-apocalpytic scenarios seems more urgent and more extreme than it has in the past.
When Chestnuts Ruled Our Forests
Once plentiful, chestnuts were virtually extirpated from the forests of eastern North America by WWII.
EPA Announces 2014 Presidential Green Chemistry Award Winners
The 2014 Presidential Green Chemistry Award winners discover new strategies for pollution prevention.
Florence Foster Jenkins, World’s Worst Opera Diva
Florence Foster Jenkins, the legendary diva of awfulness, known as the world's worst opera singer.
Welcome to the Anthropocene
What is the anthropocene?
Humans and Neanderthals: History Revealed in an Ancient Femur
Recent findings narrow the period in which both Neanderthals and modern humans existed together.
Before Amazon, There Was FedEx
How FedEx's data-driven approach paved the way for Amazon.
Ready for the 11-Hour Work Day?
Will the 11-hour work day become a reality?