Nearly every ancient polytheistic culture had gods of the weather. Most of us are aware of Thor, the god of thunder, but…
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The once routine act of dining out has presented a conundrum for hungry customers living in the Covid age. Has my server…
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The People’s Republic of China and its dominant party, the Chinese Communist Party, can be trickier to place on the political compass…
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Carl Sagan once said “somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.” It’s that desire to know what is not already known…
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The land of the rising sun is fascinating to many of us in the West. The land that gave the world samurai…
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It’s been said that all narrative is a manipulation of the truth. By necessity, the storyteller must choose what to leave out…
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CRISPR-Cas9 is a gene-editing mechanism derived from a naturally-occurring set of DNA sequences found in bacteria. While still in its infancy, the…
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The world is full of beautiful places and cultures one must explore if they can. Sadly, you’d have to hurry, as quite…
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Romantic comedies — better known as ‘rom-coms’ — have long been a Hollywood staple, typically serving up light-hearted fare to love-starved audiences.…
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Mankind has been looking for ways to improve their sex lives for about as long as they’ve had sex lives. The history…