‘East of Eden’ Came Just in Time

Could a Fiber Supplement Help Chronic Knee Pain?

Sunday Poem

Open Thread

In the medieval period, curiosity was seen as a largely vacuous interest in novel or forbidden information

The Execution Divide

In 17th-century England, a flood could be blamed on a “Papistical Conspiracy of Traitors” — but general sinfulness could not be dismissed from playing a role

Trump Doubles Down With Miller

“Iran Did Regime Change on America” — What Trump Does Next

Marianne Moore on the Three Elements of Persuasive Writing

Switching to This Healthier Version of Salt Could Save Around 3 Million Lives a Year

Ig Nobel hosts science’s silliest ceremony outside U.S. for first time

"The Time, the Opportunity, and the Need to Reclaim the Republican Party from Trump and Trumpism"

Sometime between the late Middle Ages and the 18th century, people came to believe that love should play a role in the selection of a spouse

Love in the Time of Dinosaurs

How Nothing Came to Matter: Zero as a Technique of Absence

The ominous ‘fire clouds’ or ‘pyrocumulonimbus’ seen in France for the first time

How Your Body Clock Affects Your Mental Health and Ways to Keep It in Sync

How to Lose a Trade War

AI hallucination of Chinese nuclear components almost led to US military attack

Fire in the Brain: How Psychosis May Arise When the Body Attacks Itself