Culture

Alternative funeral options are changing how we honor our dead
A small, yet growing number of people are starting to choose funeral options outside traditional burial or cremation.
Science fiction books that predicted the future with terrifying accuracy
Science fiction writers have anticipated a variety of modern inventions, from cars to organ transplants. Some books barely seem like fiction.
The most undervalued problem-solving tool? Lateral thinking.
Lateral thinking is a way of approaching problems. It deliberately forgoes obvious approaches in favor of oblique or unexpected ones.
Genetic research confirms your dog’s breed influences its personality — but so do you
World’s highest-res pictures of snowflakes combine art and tech
Earth’s magnetic field supports biblical stories of destruction of ancient cities
I used generative AI to create pictures of painting robots, but I’m not the artist — humanity is 
If you want people to like you, try talking more, not less
Human composting is now legal in five states 
Laser scans reveal ancient cities hidden in the Amazon river basin
How to be happy: Aristotle’s 11 guidelines for a good life
How these schools create problem-solving optimists
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