New Horizons in Space Medicine (Vox)
by Shayna Korol
If people ever make the trip to Mars, it won’t be easy on their bodies. Scientists will need to figure out a lot of new things about human health in space before we’re go for launch. In the process, they could help improve the lives of people back on Earth.

The Peasants’ War of Reformation (Literary Hub)
by Lyndal Roper
In sixteenth-century Europe, just as Martin Luther’s ideas were shaking Catholic institutions, a far more radical movement for freedom rose up among peasants. The religious and political ideas animating the German Peasants’ War were violently suppressed, but they may still resonate today.

The Charms of a Recorded Life (Aeon)
by Yannic Kappes
Most of us deeply value our collections of photographs from past years and decades. So, why don’t we record much more of our lives? A philosopher argues that doing just that could supplement our biological memories, helping us to be more deeply ourselves.

A Festival of Fish (Atlas Obscura)
by Dylan Thuras
Alabama’s Mobile Bay is one of just two places in the world that sometimes experiences a very weird phenomenon known as a jubilee, when fish of all sorts show up at the shore to be scooped up by neighbors sharing the strange bounty.

Yes, the Civil War was About Slavery (Slate)
by Paul Finkelman
The Trump administration has ordered the removal of signs and exhibits that fail to focus on the “greatness” of America, notably including references to slavery. What’s being erased are actual historical facts.

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