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By Sophia Fox-Sowell I burnt the remains of my outfit from that night. I loved that skirt. My grandmother gave it to me. But it reeks of the wine bar…

You might think witchcraft and paganism in America had its heyday back in Salem in the 17th Century (not to be mistaken for witch hunts by the modern Republicans in…

Does Darwinian theory still affect and control our modern human lives? Are we still undergoing the slow process of natural selection? Or is there a different paradigm in place now…

By Dr Joe Shwarcz “Let me sprinkle some of this magic chemical on these ropes,” the young magician said, reaching into his pocket. He then proceeded to unravel the three…

By Johann Hari It is now one hundred years since drugs were first banned – and all through this long century of waging war on drugs, we have been told…

By Todd May There comes a time in the lives of most of us when the outlines of the far shore become more distinct than those of the shore from…

By Roxane Gay The world changes faster than we can fathom in ways that are complicated.  These bewildering changes often leave us raw. The cultural climate is shifting, particularly for…

By Chad Orzel Discover your inner scientist! Thinking like a scientist in solving your problems gives you the opportunity to approach the world in a fundamentally optimistic and enpowering way…