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The Roman Emperor Nero is enjoying a newfound respect these days. At this point, it’s almost common knowledge that the stories of…

Documentaries help us gain insider knowledge and more depth in certain important social issues. They also provide new conversation fodder in our…

Since the late 19th century, psychiatry in the Western world has claimed to be a medical specialty. By stressing that mental disorders…

“YouTube is not a site for people under 13,” YouTube spokesman Farshad Shadloo told the Washington Post.[1] Perhaps not, but kids programming…

Munchausen syndrome by proxy (MSBP), also known as factitious disorder, is when a caregiver, usually the child’s mother or a female close…

Although many of the procedures we perform on animals are for their own welfare, other times, we might just cut off a…

When we picture the ancient world, it is often an idealized society we conjure up. In this serene Golden age intellectuals wandered…

Electrocution is a horrible way to die. Cell phones, science experiments, tasers, faulty wires, and even ordinary outlets can be delivery systems…

Europe in the Middle Ages was a bloody place, where poisoning wells and massacring your enemy’s peasants was considered an acceptable mode…

Dosage misadventures are surprisingly common. But the strangest incidents highlight how quickly something can go wrong. Some cases derive from stupidity, like…