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.
Science fiction doesn’t predict the future. It inspires it.
Why employers might pay your parents to watch your kids
Furniture store gives Hurricane Ida victims a place to sleep
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World-class surfers help kids with disabilities ride the waves
The history of boredom might surprise you
Who to watch for at the Tokyo Paralympics
What pandemic nostalgia tells us about how memory works
Series| Hard Reset
Murder-free chicken nuggets: Real meat grown in a lab