The Internet of Things: Totally New and A Hundred Years Old
The modern Internet of Things and E.M. Forster's short story, "The Machine Stops"
From Twain to Fargo: the Outsider in American Storytelling
The Lorne Malvo character on the new Fargo TV series, is like the character Satan in Mark Twain's final novel, The Mysterious Stranger.
Deflategate, Shmategate: Aren’t We All Cheaters Anyway?
In a sports world where soccer players theatrically feign injuries and cyclists dope, one might rightfully ask: Is fair play just a myth?
The Deaths of Bonnie and Clyde
Bonnie and Clyde went to their deaths on May 23, 1934
The Return of “Made in the USA”
A key impetus for the “Made in the USA” resurgence is more about business expenses.
Will Art Save Our Descendants from Radioactive Waste?
What if the great threat to human life isn't a bomb dropping down from above but radioactive waste creeping up from below? Will art come to our rescue then?
How Forensic Techniques Aid Archaeology
Scientific methods such as the DNA testing are associated with forensic science, but they are just as useful for archaeology as for criminology.
Is Darwinius really “The Missing Link” to Humans?
Darwinius is an exceptionally well preserved, 47-million-year-old primate from the ancient Messel Pit in Germany. Its position in evolution is contested.
First Blood Transfusion: A History
The world’s first experiments with blood transfusion occurred in the mid-1660s in England. The procedure, carried out between dogs, was gruesome.
Bosnia in Hiking Boots: A History of Mountaineering Clubs
Through the story of Bosnian mountaineering, an alternative mini-history of Bosnia emerges.