politics The real story behind Indiana's celebrated attempt to legislate the value of Pi Futility Closet

History Someone already pitched Bezos' 10,000-year clock — in 1903 Ellsworth Toohey

Stare at 100 dots for 30 seconds, and your brain starts lying about how many things it sees Ellsworth Toohey

books A Pulitzer winner wrote a short story without using the letter "I" Ellsworth Toohey

language The 1817 table that reveals how words manipulate our thinking Ellsworth Toohey

History One of the earliest-born humans ever to be photographed Ellsworth Toohey

literature Tennessee Williams published his first story in Weird Tales at age 16 Ellsworth Toohey

math A classic Soviet logic puzzle: which shooter hit the bullseye? Ellsworth Toohey

History The most expensive comma in U.S. history: how fruit importers cashed in Ellsworth Toohey

gambling In 1980, a mysterious stranger bet $777,000 on a single craps roll Ellsworth Toohey

education College presidents' names reveal historical power structures Ellsworth Toohey

Science Decoding scientific papers: 1957 guide to what researchers mean Mark Frauenfelder

Science With infinite stars, why is the night sky dark? Ellsworth Toohey

Entertainment How Mel Brooks' mother talked him out of his childhood Frankenstein fears Mark Frauenfelder