This Intricate Map of a Fruit Fly Brain Could Signal a Revolution in Neuroscience

The project could represent a formidable step towards better understanding brain diseases such as dementia, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s.

Are You a Platonist or an Aristotelian?

“Our culture today is likely to push you to be a Platonist…this is certainly convenient for businesses and political parties…but it can also…”

Fall of the Aztecs

The collapse of the Aztec civilization remains a profound turning point in history, symbolizing the devastating effects of colonial conquest and cultural transformation.

How Donald Trump Made Anti-Globalization a Right Wing Calling Card

Twenty-five years ago, fighting globalization was a cause of left-wing anarchists. How did it become a cornerstone of Trumpism?

Hungry Ghosts

The book is inspired by the Petavatthu, a Theravada Buddhist scripture that includes stories about the realm of the “hungry ghosts.

On Loving America

Kelsey Klotz in The Common Reader: Why “love” is not what it seems after the sixth of January.

In More Prosperous Societies, are Men and Women More Similar?

Women typically rated higher than men on each of the so-called Big Five traits – openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism.

Should We Put a Frozen Backup of Earth’s Life on the Moon?

Permanently shadowed regions on the moon are the perfect spots for preserving deep-frozen organisms.

How Nazi Germany Created the Volkswagen Beetle

“Well, sometimes Ledwinka looked over my shoulder and sometimes I looked over his.” –Ferdinand Porsche on designing the Volkswagen.

Animals’ Understanding of Death Can Teach Us About Our Own

In 2018, field researchers in Uganda came across an unusual sight: a female chimpanzee carried an infant that she had recently given birth to…

“Ghazal of Bones” By Ebuka Stephen

I heard the night feels lonely, too, when the birds choose to leave their nests. I feel the same way but only skin cuddles my bones.

Poem: Goodbye

Goodbye your foulness you poisoned the airyour presence was rot your exit a prayer. Like…