In many city-states, it was perfectly acceptable for older men to have sexual relationships with young boys.
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She apparently learned some valuable business skills as a former prostitute.
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Science is for everyone, even those possessing strongly held beliefs that seem to conflict with the best available evidence.
From here on Earth, looking farther away in space means looking farther back in time. So what are distant Earth-watchers seeing right now?
The Industrial Revolution changed music forever, thanks to a combination of technological advances and clever entrepreneurs.
As a form of civil disobedience, hacking can help make the world a better place.
Compared to Earth, Mars is small, cold, dry, and lifeless. But 3.4 billion years ago, a killer asteroid caused a Martian megatsunami.
What began as public outcry against Iran’s so-called morality police has snowballed into a mass movement targeting the very essence of the Islamic republic.
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The Universe is grand, awe-inspiring, and greater than we likely imagine. Even astrophysicists get anxious thinking about it, but we cope.
Such massive, early supermassive black holes have puzzled astronomers for decades. At last, we've finally figured out how they form.
As we gain new knowledge, our scientific picture of how the Universe works must evolve. This is a feature of the Big Bang, not a bug.
The Source Family, a radical 1970s utopian commune, still impacts what we eat today.
The same parts of the brain that help us navigate complex social interactions can also drive us to make wildly bad investments.
Mexico City, already progressive, takes more steps to protect its LGBT+ citizens.
To war is human – and Neanderthals were very like us.
Every December, the Geminid meteor shower reaches its peak. Its 2021 show will be spectacular, but only if you do it right.
Radical thinker Rutger Bregman paints a new, more beautiful portrait of humanity.
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Philosophy professor James Sterba revives a very old argument.
These are the top advances in technology that will impact the world in the coming decade.
Study looks at who/what they prefer learning from
Think America would never elect a socialist? Think again.
The world isn’t ending! But we are likely at the beginning of a profound transformation.
Transport yourself to other worlds and states of mind.
At the dawn of the AI era, where decisions made now could affect the future of mankind, regulation over tech giants is needed now more than ever.
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Never draw a conclusion, no matter how ‘obvious,’ without doing the experiment first. We all love our most cherished ideas about how the world and the Universe works. Our conception […]