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Every explanation of consciousness assumes we already know what we are trying to explain. What if that assumption is the problem?

Belief in the supernatural appears in nearly every human culture in history. That kind of consistency is usually a sign of something functional, not accidental.

The Maya cities were not conquered. The Indus Valley was not invaded. They were simply, over a few generations, left. What actually happens when a civilization ends?

It is not as fanciful as it sounds — the solar system is full of two-moon planets, and Earth may briefly have captured a second one before. A scientific thought experiment.

Geography, timing, and institutions explain more about the rise of nations than any single leader or ideology usually gets credit for.

Not every unexplained phenomenon is a mystery waiting to be solved by superstition — but not every dismissal is good science either. A look at how to actually think about the unexplained.