Fear is a powerful emotion that drives us to act without thought. In fact, this is why we evolved fear—as a protective mechanism. Our ancestors, while walking through the wilds of Africa, did not have time to stop and ponder the best course of
Time has always perplexed the human race. We’ve tried to define it, track it, and measure it since the emergence of civilization. However, facts like these listed here show us how warped our perception of time can be, and how much we still need to
Human experiments have been around since there were scientists, although not every human experiment was actually carried out by scientists. Whereas today we have ethics commissions which decide whether or not you can do medical research on monkeys and even rats, this is a relatively
In what Syriza’s party secretary calls that start of a “new era,” Greece has become the first nation in modern European history to elect a non-capitalist (which is probably better read as “not industry owned”) party as a major player in representative government. After
In an unprecedented decision, an Argentine court has ruled that the Sumatran orangutan ‘Sandra’, who has spent 20 years at the zoo in Argentina’s capital Buenos Aires, should be recognized as a person with a right to freedom. The ruling, signed by the judges
There have been multiple articles, videos, radio shows and mentions on TV about the Peruvian Paracas skulls. You may have seen some of the articles with titles such as “Initial DNA analysis of Paracas elongated skull released – with incredible results” from the Ancient
A rookie NYPD officer “accidentally” shot and killed an unarmed African-American man in a staircase in a New York apartment block. It happened as Ferguson is tensely waiting for a grand jury decision on a police officer who shot Michael Brown. Akai Gurley, 28,
The world turns its head again towards Ferguson, which as my activist friends there will attest: never stepped back from demanding justice for the death of Michael Brown. For anyone who managed to miss this, of which I think there are few even where
The famous painter died 29 hours after taking a bullet to the abdomen in a wheat field near Paris in 1890. On his death bed he supposedly revealed that he had shot himself Now, forensic evidence brings this detail into question. Doubt about the claim that Van
Yesterday, November 4th, midterm elections were held throughout the United States. The overarching message is that the republican party has gained political dominance: gaining control of both Congressional houses for the first time since 2006. The state level results on ballot questions is more interesting though:
