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Since the earliest humans gazed up at the sky, eclipses have been a common occurrence. But only in recent centuries have we come to understood the science…
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As the men of Apollo 11 returned home to ticker tape parades, the women who made their journey possible worked quietly behind the scenes. Since its…
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Hobby Lobby recently paid a $3 million fee for illegally buying smuggled ancient Iraqi artifacts.This hour: What is the relationship between collecting…
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Americans like to argue, a lot. In politics, in media, and in society at large, arguing has (arguably) become the default means by which we handle…
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My mom would take me and my brothers to the beach on summer days when I was a little kid. I couldn't yet swim but I could stand in Long Island Sound when…
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They're in the books we read, the shows we watch, and the art we hang on our walls. They conjure notions of might, magic, romance, and more. Castles,…
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Life after death, in one form or another, has been examined by multiple disciplines for centuries: From theology, to physics, to philosophy, to medicine…
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As our society moves further away from paper currency, we pause to look back at the once predominant form of payment. Its look, its feel and its smell all…
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UFOs have been reported in America since the 1600s. And in all that time our government has largely dismissed the objects as being of Earthly origin. But…
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I once took guitar lessons with a small group of people who met two nights a week in the basement of a local elementary school. We spent most of each…