Life

Okay: you have anticipated the crisis well by stocking up on water, canned goods and ammunition in case of an emergency. Your…

If you’re anything like anybody, you’re in love with the idea of superheroes. The rest of you are female or adults. In…

Robots became a widespread concept in movies in the 1920s. Fast-forward to today, and we find robots playing a pretty significant role…

We’ve all heard the phrase before: 9/11 changed everything.[1] Over the course of 102 minutes,[2] the attacks on the World Trade Center…

“Equality,” historian Walter Scheidel once wrote, “was only ever brought forth in sorrow.” At this moment, COVID-19 is sweeping through the world…

Even those who live alone now, at one point had to grow up living with a family of some sort, and we…

Renowned for being the most iconic post-impressionist artist, leaving behind an ineffaceable mark in the world of fine arts, Vincent Van Gogh…

No one, including futurists, has a crystal ball. Despite centuries of attempts to divine the future using everything from animal innards to…

Through the course of human history, life expectancy has gradually increased; this is thanks to medical advancements. Because of scientific and medical…

Some people live for adventure. They dive from planes, bungee jump from bridges, ski impossible slopes, and surf terrifying waves. But there…