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Sep 11, 2021

Sep 11, 2021

Reporter Confesses to Writing Fake News About the Great Chicago Fire

How one rumor ruined the reputations of Mrs. O’Leary and her cow

Oct 9, 2021

Illustration from Harper’s Magazine, 1871, depicting Mrs O’Leary with her cow.

Oct 9, 2021

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Lessons from Social Media in the 1800s

Viral posts, retouched photos, and influencers before the Internet

Oct 7, 2021

An fictitious Instagram post from Queen Victoria featuring a portrait of Victoria as Princess in 1833.

Oct 7, 2021

Answering the Call of the Void

Is there a scientific explanation for the urge to jump?

Sep 18, 2021

Answering the Call of the Void

Sep 18, 2021

Ring-Tailed Lemurs Actually Do Like to “Move It, Move It”

What I learned from a troop of lemurs in the Netherlands

Sep 16, 2021

Ring-tailed lemur

Sep 16, 2021

What It’s Like Growing Up With Moderate to Severe Hearing Loss

Sorry, can you repeat that?

Sep 10, 2021

What It’s Like Growing Up With Moderate to Severe Hearing Loss

Sep 10, 2021

The History of Chocolate: The Abridged Edition

Is the future of chocolate at risk?

Sep 4, 2021

chocolate truffle in cocoa powder

Sep 4, 2021

The End of an Olympic Career

As seen through the eyes of Saint Boy, Olympic horse

Aug 25, 2021

The End of an Olympic Career

Aug 25, 2021

In the Path of Totality

I totaled my car before a total solar eclipse.

Aug 22, 2021

Moment of totality during the total solar eclipse on August 21, 2017

Aug 22, 2021

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You Only Use 10% of Your Brain… and Other Neuromyths

Why you aren’t actually right-brained or left-brained.

Aug 4, 2021

You Only Use 10% of Your Brain… and Other Neuromyths

Aug 4, 2021

Why We Time Travel

A brief guide to transtemporal navigation and some survival tips

Jul 27, 2021

Why We Time Travel

Jul 27, 2021

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Anna Civil

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