History
Monumental Burial Mounds Rewrite Ancient History
The colossal structures, built by hunter-gatherers, are way older than archaeologists had thought possible
A Truer Story of Native America
Pulitzer-winner Kathleen DuVal on Indigenous power in colonial times
The History Hidden in Names
Etchings in ancient Hebrew artifacts reveal nuanced social dynamics
The Surprising History of Scientific Ballooning in 11 Missions
It started with farm animals—now it's revealing secrets of the cosmos
The Genius of Benjamin Franklin
Richard Munson’s 3 greatest revelations while writing Ingenious, his biography of Franklin, the scientist.
How the Occult Gave Birth to Science
For scientists of yore anything—from mermaids to alchemy—was on the table.
“This Is a Great Day with Me”
Alexander Graham Bell reflects on the very first telephone call in a letter to his father.
Is Discovery Inevitable or Serendipitous?
The role of chance and predictability in scientific breakthroughs.
The Perpetual Quest for a Truth Machine
Why human attempts to mechanize logic keep breaking down.
The Force Was with Them
My generation of filmmakers shook up cinema forever. Where are history’s periodic surges of creativity taking us?
Magic Died When Art and Science Split
Renée Bergland’s 3 greatest revelations while writing Natural Magic: Emily Dickinson, Charles Darwin, and the Dawn of Modern Science.
