Up to 70% of amputees claim to feel pain in their missing limbs, and we’re still not completely sure why. Some of the theories range from nerve damage to crossed wires in the brain to a redrawing of the mind’s map. And some new therapies involving simple mirror illusions and...
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On June 15 of 2009, the body of a middle-aged man was found on Rosses Point Beach in County Sligo, Ireland. He had no identification on him, no passport, even the tags had been removed from his clothes. Over the following days, as authorities reviewed his activity with security camera...
How did a crazed serial attacker in 1830s London become an urban legend, then a fictional anti-hero, then the inspiration for Batman? It’s a fascinating mystery that has never been solved. So let’s talk about Spring-Heeled Jack, the first urban legend.
Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies in general have taken the world by storm, but they’ve also become controversial due to the amount of energy they use. Is Bitcoin as bad for the environment as people say? Or is it all a matter of perspective?
On December 2nd, 1984 the city of Bhopal India suffered a gas leak from the Union Carbide plant that killed tens of thousands of people and is still crippling the local population more than 35 years later. It’s a story of economic inequality, corporate negligence, and human...