The bizarre, homemade technology became a way to skirt censors in the Soviet Union – and even played an indirect role in its dissolution.
- Chancellor's Professor of Medicine, Liberal Arts, and Philanthropy, Indiana University
Entre os grandes nomes que estão investindo muito dinheiro para prolongar suas vidas estão o fundador da Amazon, Jeff Bezos, os fundadores do Google, Sergei Brin e Larry Page, e Larry Ellison, da Oracle.
Among the big names investing big bucks to prolong their lives are Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Google founders Sergei Brin and Larry Page, and Oracle’s Larry Ellison.
Lacking formal training in medicine or nursing, Walt Whitman nonetheless realized ‘the simple matter of personal presence, and emanating ordinary cheer and magnetism’ could go a long way.
The wealthy textile manufacturer harbored ambitions that went far beyond the well-being of his own workforce and depleted his fortune.
Van Leeuwenhoek, who discovered bacteria, is one of the most important figures in the history of medicine, laying the groundwork for today’s understanding of infectious disease.
Doubt can be uncomfortable. It is often tempting to jump to conclusions. But Keats counsels otherwise.
Smart people can have really bad ideas – like selectively breeding human beings to improve the species. Put into practice, Galton’s concept proved discriminatory, damaging, even deadly.
For centuries, people largely read politicians’ words. But with the advent of radio, the ability of politicians to engage and entertain became crucial components of their candidacies.
The philosopher Simone Weil offers an illuminating perspective for our work life.
Franklin was born a century ago, and her X-ray crystallography work crucially contributed to determining the structure of DNA.
Doctors hear many of the same basic questions about sex from their patients.
Roger Bacon believed people should test their beliefs rather than accepting what they’re told. To rise to the challenge of coronavirus, that means first combating ignorance.
Isolation. Despair. Facing our demons. What does the most-translated novel tell us about living with COVID-19?
The so-called ‘Spanish flu’ didn’t actually come from Spain. What else do people often misunderstand about this famous crisis?
There’s widespread attention on the dangers of opioid addiction, but use of damaging crystal meth continues in the U.S., with police seizures rising.
Theologian Franz Bibfeldt may never have lived, but his legacy continues in many important ways – most of all not to take ourselves too seriously.
George Washington’s crossing of the Delaware on Christmas night 1776 led to victory, but his troops were bound to suffer from terrible weather, which led to more casualties than the battle.
Legendary football coach Vince Lombardi coached his last game half a century ago, but his approach holds timeless insights for educators.
Seratus tahun yang lalu, penemu senjata paling mematikan abad ke-20 lahir di Rusia. Kini lebih dari 100 juta senapan rancangannya telah dibuat dan digunakan di seluruh dunia.
Thanksgiving is a life-enriching practice worth cultivating all year long.
One hundred years ago, the inventor of the most deadly weapon of the 20th century was born in Russia. Now more than 100 million of his namesake guns have been manufactured and used around the world.
The purpose of sex may seem obvious, but it has perplexed and intrigued a variety of great minds for millennia.
E-cigarettes are taking a growing toll on health, but they are only the most recent in centuries of harm. Are lungs are made for the most essential function of life, how did humans come to abuse them?
The man whose book outsold all others, except the Bible.
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