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archeology Neanderthal artifact may be the world's oldest known musical instrument Gareth Branwyn
lighting Projection artists recreated the world's oldest sundial on the winter solstice Thom Dunn
maps 750 million years ago, Los Angeles would have been an east coast city Andrea James
dinosaurs Dino-killing asteroid hit at "lethal" angle Rob Beschizza
discoveries 41,000+ year old string may have been made by Neanderthals Gareth Branwyn
Science Humans and Neanderthals: An introduction Maggie Koerth
white supremacy Archaeologists reveal the white supremacist nonsense behind Netflix's "Ancient Apocalypse" Jennifer Sandlin
Science The Tasmanian Tiger's been extinct since 1936. Should we bring it back with science? Elías Villoro
archaeology Parts of Stonehenge may have been schlepped across Great Britain from other monuments David Pescovitz
History Santa Claus is a psychedelic mushroom David Pescovitz
happy mutants Stephen Wolfram recounts the entire history of mathematics in 90 minutes Cory Doctorow
offworld Developers mourn a canceled project in this short 'cave painting' about grief Leigh Alexander
game of thrones The World of Ice and Fire: The Untold History of Westeros and The Game of Thrones Wink
drug policy Why animals eat psychoactive plants Johann Hari
Science How We Got to Now: Six Innovations That Made the Modern World Cory Doctorow
happy mutants How do you get excitable dogs out of a rotting elk carcass? Cory Doctorow
Science Did a volcanic eruption nearly kill off ancient humans? Maggie Koerth
Business Art textbook with no art: school trying to fix it Cory Doctorow
Copyfight A mandatory $180 art school textbook about "prehistory to 1800" with no pictures, thanks to a lack of mysterious "copyright clearances" Cory Doctorow
happy mutants Dutch Masters portrait subjects clothed in foam packing sheets Cory Doctorow