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12/11/2016 - 19:10

We know about human sacrifice in Aztec culture from an array evidence. First of all, we have prehispanic codices that have survived. In... →

04/11/2016 - 17:12

Vladimir Putin’s rule accelerated and deepened Russia’s decline. Putin came to power in 1999 at a time when 70% of the Russian economy was... →

29/10/2016 - 14:30

One obstacle is what you already know. Even if a lie sounds plausible, why would you set what you know aside just because you heard the lie... →

23/10/2016 - 13:21

But when Glushkov entered the cavernous room that morning, he noticed two empty chairs at the long table: his two strongest allies were... →

18/10/2016 - 16:20

This is the story underlying “The New Jewish Diaspora” – the tale of immigrants to three countries, as told and interpreted by sociologists... →

11/10/2016 - 14:14

Serendipitous delivery to the White House At first, Szilard, Wigner and Einstein thought to write to the Belgian government. Wigner however... →

02/10/2016 - 12:28

Time in Classical and Quantum Mechanics In classical physics, time is absolute and invariable. All clocks tick at the same rate and... →

27/09/2016 - 13:12

The Jewish Autonomous Republic was established 8,000 kms (5,000 miles) from Moscow, in a place whose the soil was not suitable for farming... →

22/09/2016 - 15:15

On almost every page of Sapiens, a bible of mankind’s cultural and economic and philosophical evolution, our millennial battles with plague... →

15/09/2016 - 12:34

The magnificence of Marx’s mane has clearly long been a major part of his personal brand. It graces his grave in Highgate cemetery and here... →

10/09/2016 - 12:23

This would never happen, and in many respects neither really would Birobidzhan, named for the nearby rivers Bira and Bidzhan. Very few Jews... →

03/09/2016 - 17:16

The Enliels are an amiable, welcoming people that belong to an unknown green-colored race. They greeted the visitors with joy and prepared... →

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