3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (370+ words) A cascade of regret and apocalyptic short-term forecasts hit social media this week 8:08 PM CDT on September 10, 2026 “Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.” These lines from the Bhagavad Gita echoed through the mind of Robert Oppenheimer at…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (785+ words) Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia, but memory isn’t the only thing it affects 11:00 AM CDT on September 10, 2026 Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia. For many years, researchers believed that its main cause was…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1741+ words) Autocracy wasn’t inevitable in early civilizations—many were more egalitarian. But when riches were there to monopolize, strongmen and inequalities emerged 11:00 AM CDT on September 7, 2026 Why are some societies ruled by autocrats — powerful people who make all the decisions with…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1015+ words) Assisted by AI, companies have more options than ever to track employees, minute by minute, keystroke by keystroke. Does this have the desired effect? 7:00 AM CDT on September 5, 2026 Ready for a Whopper with a side of Orwell? Earlier this year,…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (422+ words) Such delicate textiles typically decompose within a few years 11:00 AM CDT on August 31, 2026 Every so often, archaeologists come across something that’s beaten overwhelming odds to remain preserved across generations—such as a section of a 1,300-year-old Viking dress that was…...