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.
Museums are racing to save Hong Kong's history before it gets censored
The race to find slave ships, before they're lost forever
Deepfakes shine in South Park creators’ new show
Bird and Lyft are offering free rides to the polls in 2020
Bringing lost languages back to life with AI
Barbershops unite to empower voters
Despite the pandemic, voting rights groups help register voters in jail
Ghost kitchens are saving restaurants during the pandemic
The law enforcement unit that responds to a crisis before it happens
Keeping democracy safe in the 2020 election
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