In the trolley problem, you are asked whether you would kill one person to save five. Something odd happens when the problem ...

Smith College professor Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor says studying the past is crucial to understanding who we are today A desire ...

When you’re reading a book to your child, it’s no surprise that they are constantly asking the question “why?” Research has now shown that children prefer to read books that explain how and why things ...

In an environment in which information is abundant but understanding is scarce, some books stand out because they fundamentally change the way we think about society, technology, history, and human ...

Rashauna Johnson's new book, "Sweet Home Feliciana," moves beyond the big cities and digs into the past of the Feliciana Parishes. Johnson's research uncovers the rich and complex history of these ...

Cocaine didn't make its way across the Atlantic until after the Spanish invaded. So how did cocaine end up being found on ...

There are technically a total of 23 Dune Books in the franchise, but there are only 6 novels officially written by Frank Herbert himself. All of the books listed below are technically canon, and fit ...

The Puerto Rican Studies Hub at the University of Wisconsin-Madison launched in October, focusing on strengthening the ...

Eighteenth-­century mental institutions employed a tactic called the bain de surprise, suddenly dunking their patients in cold water to jolt them out of their depression or psychosis. (Some doctors ...

The actress shared her go-to reading recommendations in a new interview with ‘The New Yorker’ ...

Malin Starrett on the scientist Ireland should never forget ...