Jun 7 2020 The Mytilenean Debate In 426 B.C., the people of Athens took a vote on whether to murder or enslave every single citizen of a rival city-state. By Adam Azra'el (Photo by Nils) To unpack this one, we'll need to dial our time…Read more
Jun 7 2020 The Fault In Our View Of The Stars NASA launched the Hubble Space Telescope only to find out that it didn't work (and still doesn't, technically). By Adam Azra'el (Photo by Jeremy Thomas) The year was 1990, and the Hubble Space Telescope had been in development hell for…Read more
Jun 7 2020 Attack of the Balloons One time, Cleveland set 1.5 million balloons loose all at once. It ended exactly how you think it did, except much worse. By Adam Azra'el (Photo by Andreas Weiland) If ever there was a year marked by man-made disasters, it…Read more