The white lie we've been told about Roman statues
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When you think of the ancient world, you probably picture towering buildings of white marble,...
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When you think of the ancient world, you probably picture towering buildings of white marble,...
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Bones might seem rock-solid, but they’re actually quite porous inside. Most of the large bones of...
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Genuine apology goes beyond remorse, says legendary playwright Eve Ensler. In this frank,...
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Centuries ago, the Inca developed ingenuous suits of armor that could protect warriors from even...
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As the Roman Empire flourished, Scandinavians had small settlements and no central government....
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Tim Urban knows that procrastination doesn't make sense, but he's never been able to shake his...
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In the spring, just after a heavy rainfall, male and female fire ants swarm the skies for a day...
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Ballet is typically thought of as harmonious, graceful and polished— hardly something that would...
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Whether you’re trying to get fit, build muscle, or you’re just tired of the couch, leading a more...
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This is episode 5 of our animated series “Think Like A Coder.” This 10-episode narrative follows...
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Leaving a high-flying job in consulting, Angela Lee Duckworth took a job teaching math to seventh...
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After years of war, the world’s kingdoms have come to an agreement. Every five years, teams...
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On a night in 1916, Russian aristocrats set a plot of assassination into motion. If all went as...
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Primatologist Frans de Waal explores the privileges and costs of power while drawing surprising...
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How is it that a breathalyzer can measure the alcohol content in someone’s blood, hours after...
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What's it like to grow up within a group of people who exult in demonizing... everyone else?...
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Nobody knows exactly when humans began to create fermented beverages. The earliest known evidence...
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A single individual is enough for hope to exist, and that individual can be you, says His...
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In the 4th century BCE, a young Diogenes of Sinope was found to be counterfeiting coins. He was...
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A couple of years ago, Joe Hanson took his camera beneath a disappearing glacier. What started as...
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A mother and son trek across an endless desert. Wearing special suits to dissipate heat and...
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In her Auntie An-mei’s home, Jing-Mei reluctantly takes her seat at the eastern corner of the...
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After witnessing the atrocities of his fellow man in World War II, William Golding was losing his...
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In 1884, an unlucky patient who had a rapidly growing cancer in his neck came down with an...