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eBay, Organized Crime, and Evangelical Christians: The Ethical Minefield of Studying Ancient Civilizations
Iraqi artifacts smuggled into the US by Hobby Lobby contain new evidence of a lost Sumerian city, and have scholars divided over whether to study the looted relics.
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Steve Wozniak Was My Computer Teacher in 1995
The Apple co-founder spent his own money, and more importantly, lots of his own time, showing us public school kids how to use the early internet.
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The World’s Oldest Blockchain Has Been Hiding in the New York Times Since 1995
This really gives a new meaning to the “paper of record."
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Soma, Spice and Substance D: A History of Drugs in Science Fiction
Ever since humans have been telling stories, we've been telling stories about drugs.
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A Whistled Turkish Dialect Is Challenging Theories of Languages and the Brain
In a remote hilltop village above Turkey’s Black Sea coast, a group of villagers occasionally prefer to…
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An Algae Virus Was Just Found in Humans, and It May Be Messing With Our Brains
One of nature's strangest pathogens is possibly setting up camp in your throat.