When Science Ends and Nightmares Begin
The year is 1818. Napoleon’s defeat has ended the First French Empire for good, and colonialist tendencies are spreading unchecked across the globe….
Category: Science & Nature
Changing Your DNA: The Future of Medicine
Imagine being told that you or your child is going to grow up with a constant weight on their shoulders. A chronic, long…
Woman the Hunter
Since the late 1960s, the evolutionary theory of “Man the Hunter” has dominated science’s perspective of prehistoric hunter-gatherer societies. Published as a collection…
When Doctors Dismiss Their Patients
A hypothetical situation: due to symptoms of illness, you go to your doctor for a consultation. You sit in the waiting room for…
Are We Made of Plastic?
A pilot experiment to study microplastics inside human hearts and blood samples was conducted by scientists at Beijing Anzhen Hospital in China at…
Are the movies instilling violence in our youth?
Horror movies have undoubtedly left their mark on adolescent culture. Most teens nowadays can attest to ignoring the “eighteen plus” ratings on some…
More to the Story: The Truth About Vampires
Whatever you think you know about vampires, there is more, and pop culture’s take isn’t nearly as interesting. Vampires aren’t simply bloodsucking undead…
The Greatest Threat to Humankind: What It Would Take to Wipe Out Our Species – For Good
In 2015, famed entrepreneur and philanthropist Bill Gates gave a TED Talk titled: “The Next Outbreak? We’re Not Ready”. Gates detailed how, in…
Savior Sibling: A Living Organ Bank
“A savior sibling is a child who is born to provide an organ, bone marrow, or cell transplant, to a sibling that is…