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It’s the morning of June 12th, 1944 and a pigeon named Paddy is making an epic 368 kilometer journey. He manages to dodge Nazi falcons then beats on through stormy weather, flying an average of 79 kilometers per hour for almost five hours straight. Paddy’s carrying the first news of the D-Day invasion back to …
How pigeons took over the world – Elizabeth Carlen and Joanna Moles 더 보기 »
Emotional abuse can be incredibly damaging, increasing a person’s chances of developing depression and anxiety sometimes for decades after the fact. Broadly speaking, emotional abuse involves one person controlling another by undermining their sense of self-worth and personal agency. But emotionally abusive behaviors can be subtle and difficult to spot, both from within and outside …
You’re a butterfly, fluttering around pursuing a butterfly’s whims. Then you wake up. But how do you know you’re not dreaming now? The answer might seem obvious, but it’s actually very difficult to explain how, definitively, you know you’re awake. So difficult, in fact, that it has puzzled philosophers since ancient times. In the butterfly …
How do you know you’re not dreaming? – Daniel Gregory 더 보기 »
Adjusting her disguise, Zhu Yingtai prepared to bid her parents goodbye. She had always been a dutiful daughter— staying home and creating works of embroidery that brought her parents pride. And yet, although only boys were allowed at the Confucius Academy in Hangzhou, what Yingtai truly wanted was to go to school. She begged her …
The Chinese legend of the butterfly lovers – Lijun Zhang 더 보기 »
You’re sitting on the couch watching TV, when you hear a knock on the door. The police have just arrived to arrest your spouse— for murder. This accusation comes as a total shock. In your experience, your partner has always been gentle and loving, and you can’t imagine them committing a grisly murder. But the …
Ethical dilemma: Who should you believe? – Alex Worsnip 더 보기 »
On a tiny copper globe created in the early 1500s, the coast of Southeast Asia is marked with a message that has since become iconic: Here be dragons. Though the words themselves were actually quite rare, the sentiment was common among medieval European mapmakers, who often scrawled dragons and sea monsters over terra incognita— blank …
The biggest mistakes in mapmaking history – Kayla Wolf 더 보기 »
Globally, about 10% of people will experience an eating disorder during their lifetime. And yet, eating disorders are profoundly misunderstood. Misconceptions about everything from symptoms to treatment, make it difficult to navigate an eating disorder or support someone you love as they do so. So let’s walk through what is— and isn’t— true about eating …
Why are eating disorders so hard to treat? – Anees Bahji 더 보기 »
Your plan to set up your friend Carey with your acquaintance Emerson is finally coming together. Both individuals have heard all about each other and they’re eager to meet for dinner. You’ve just made them a reservation for Friday night, and you’re about to text Carey the details when an unsettling thought crosses your mind: …
As archaeologists pored over ancient tombs in Turfan in western China, they discovered some surprisingly well-preserved and familiar relics. Though hardened from over 1,000 years, there sat little crescent-shaped dumplings. Exactly who invented dumplings remains a mystery. But some scholars suspect they were first spread around parts the ancient world by nomadic Turkic peoples living …
What do dumplings look like around the world?- Miranda Brown 더 보기 »
What’s the best country in the world to live in? Is it the one with the best food? The longest life expectancy? The best weather? For the past 70 years, most governments have relied heavily on a single number to answer that question. This number influences elections, the stock market, and government policy. But it …
