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Viking Was a Job Description, Not Heredity
Learn about how being a “Viking” was actually a career choice, not an ethnicity, why it’s easy to plant false memories, and how the pandemic has made…
5 years, 5 months ago
Why Don’t Predators Hunt Their Prey into Extinction?
Learn about why predators don’t hunt their prey into extinction, then discover the history of crossword puzzles from author Adrienne Raphel! Why D…
5 years, 5 months ago
Why Social Isolation Could Breed Conspiracy Theorists
Learn about what it would be like to travel through a wormhole, how the pumpkin became North America’s Halloween mascot, and how social isolation can…
5 years, 5 months ago
How Romantic Partners Influence Each Other's Relationship Goals
Learn about why officials in Idaho once dropped beavers from parachutes, how your romantic partner might be influencing your goals (and vice versa), …
5 years, 5 months ago
Our Ability to Drink Milk Evolved Way Faster Than Scientists Thought
Learn about the disturbing original plots of five beloved fairy tales, how the HALT method can help control your impulses, and why our ability to dri…
5 years, 5 months ago
How Superstitions Can Reduce Anxiety
Learn how superstitions can actually reduce anxiety, why rebooting can often fix computer problems, and why the first full dinosaur skeleton ever fou…
5 years, 5 months ago
Hacking Earth to Fight Climate Change
Learn about the likelihood that we all live in a computer simulation. Then, author Thomas Kostigen explains how geoengineering might help cool the pl…
5 years, 5 months ago
Earth's Atmosphere May Be Rusting the Moon
Learn why the concept of zero is newer than you might think, how you can worry more productively, and why the Earth’s atmosphere might be rusting the…
5 years, 5 months ago
It’s “Patient O,” Not “Patient Zero”
Learn about how patient O became patient zero, what it takes for a species to evolve twice, and how pesky fruit flies keep getting into your garbage.…
5 years, 6 months ago
How Cold Was the Last Ice Age?
Learn about how cold the last ice age was, why your body’s stress response can actually be healthy for you, and how to stop a jack-a-lantern from spo…
5 years, 6 months ago