The Origins and Evolution of Halloween
The Origins and Evolution of Halloween: From Ancient Rituals to Modern-Day Celebrations Halloween, one of the most widely celebrated and…
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Cannabis An Unjustified Legacy
The History of Cannabis and Its Prohibition: An Unjustified Legacy Cannabis, also known as marijuana, has a long and complex…
Deciphering the Anunnaki: Translations of Ancient Tablets
Deciphering the Anunnaki: Translations of Ancient Tablets. The Anunnaki, a group of deities from ancient Mesopotamian mythology, have captured the…
We’ve been here before: AI promised humanlike machines – in 1958
Frank Rosenblatt with the Mark I Perceptron, the first artificial neural network computer, unveiled in 1958. National Museum of the…
The Evolution of Halloween: From Ancient Rituals to Modern Celebrations
The Evolution of Halloween: From Ancient Rituals to Modern Celebrations Halloween, celebrated on October 31st, is a holiday with a…
Hitler, Burr and Trump: Show trials put the record straight for history but can also provide a powerful platform for the defendant
The Washington, D.C., courthouse where Donald Trump’s Jan. 6-related trial will likely take place. Bonnie Jo Mount/The Washington Post via…
First contact with aliens could end in colonization and genocide if we don’t learn from history
SETI has been listening for markers that may indicate alien life – but is doing so ethical? Donald Giannati via…
How was Halloween invented?
How was Halloween invented? Once a Celtic pagan tradition, the holiday has evolved to let kids and adults try on…
The 5,000-year history of writer’s block
The romantic image of the writer doesn’t do justice to the tedious reality of churning out words, one after another.…
‘Imagine’ at 50: Why John Lennon’s ode to humanism still resonates
‘Imagine’ at 50: Why John Lennon’s ode to humanism still resonates Fifty years ago, did John Lennon tell us not to…
A brief history of ketchup
A brief history of ketchup Heinz is why ketchup seemed to become distinctly American.Reuters/Mike Blake Ken Albala, University of the Pacific…
Tattoos have a long history going back to the ancient world – and also to colonialism
The Picts, the indigenous people of what is today northern Scotland, were documented by Roman historians as having complex tattoos.…
What a baker from ancient Pompeii can teach us about happiness
As they do today, threats of destruction loomed in ancient Pompeii. Art Media/Print Collector via Getty Images Nadejda Williams, University…
Curious Kids: how does music get onto a cassette tape?
Curious Kids: how does music get onto a cassette tape? Shutterstock Christopher Wenn, The University of Melbourne How does music get…
How Native students fought back against abuse and assimilation at US boarding schools
How Native students fought back against abuse and assimilation at US boarding schools Native American students at the Carlisle Indian School,…