Culture & Religion

What do guns, roses, and Guns N’ Roses have in common? They’re all awesome. And all of them are in our weekly random fact roundup.

The number of non-religious Americans has reached unprecedented heights. Are the most religious Americans to blame?

Ruinophilia. The science of loneliness. Live at UntitledTown Book and Author Festival, Green Bay, Wisconsin

The 20th century is littered with failed global experiments. The British Empire roared into the century with the wind at its back, only to fall apart. The Russian Revolution promised […]

The Flat Earth community revealed some of its newest theories and breakthroughs at its first convention in Birmingham, England last weekend.

Hunting trophies, by the thousands, lined the walls of his palaces and lodges.

Secular Web compiles a number of publications in atheism, nontheism, and science over the last few centuries.

A new Pew Research study shows how widely varied belief in what God, or a higher power, actually is.

Why do people distrust atheists? And are they right to do so?

Is there a way to join an infamous secret society like the Illuminati or Skull and Bones? Or even Disney’s secret supper club within Disneyland?

Studies show which religions are growing fast and which ones may be dying out.

From the history of LSD to the origins of hip-hop, these 10 documentaries will educate and inspire.

A.I. churches are springing up, even if just online, yet they’re speaking a very old language.

An ongoing feud between two non-human Instagram “influencers” took a strange turn last week when one account claimed to reveal the company controlling the drama.

A map shows the dominant religion in each of the United States’ counties. Evangelicals dominate the most areas geographically. Catholics are the majority faith in densely populated areas.

People across eras, religions, and cultures have always been curious about a spiritual world that exists behind the curtain of death.

Through an analysis of popular names vs. gender in leadership positions, The New York Times compiles a ‘so sad it’s almost funny’ report on how real the glass ceiling is.

One of the makers of the iPhone is calling on Apple to study the smartphone’s addictive nature. Will they listen? Will we?

Religious literacy can help us to ‘disagree better.’

Atheism has been called many things over the years. Is it a cult, and what is a cult anyway?

What do all conspiracy theorists have in common?

There have already been more gun deaths from mass school shootings this century than during the entirety of the last century.

After Beyoncé’s landmark Coachella performance, a look back at the biggest musical stars ever. It’s impossible to pick just one as the biggest, but fun to try.

You might think conspiracies that say everything that happens is caused by a group of the powerful are a modern phenomenon. Karl Popper says they are two thousand years old.

What is the Scully Effect? It’s no coincidence that female fans of ‘The X-Files’ are inspired to choose careers in STEM fields.

The fascinating HBO documentary ‘Elvis Presley: The Searcher’ looks at Elvis’s practice of re-making black hits for his white audience. Was it cultural appropriation or just love of the material?

In her new memoir, Duke Divinity School professor Kate Bowler opens up about battling Stage IV cancer.

A longtime debate over Buddhism’s religiosity has drawn a line between metaphysics and action.

Churches and religious organizations are tax-exempt. Should they continue to get such a benefit?

The scales are not in favor for the most religious among us.