Understanding Heaven

from The Wall Street Journal The Power of a Cosmic Perspective The way we think about human fate and responsibility has always been bound up with our understanding of the heavens By Neil deGrasse Tyson A 19th-century illustration of the Leonid meteor shower seen by...

The Placebo Syndrome

from The New Hampshire Union Leader Why do you like the music you like? Science weighs in By Nayantara Dutta Special to The Washington Post Have you wondered why you love a particular song or genre of music? The answer may lie in your personality, although other...

The Tranquility Hilton

from The Daily Star Inside the ‘Hilton Space Station’ with luxury suites, amazing views, and cookies Starlab, the replacement for the International Space Station, will have astronaut suites designed by Hilton Hotels – they’ll work on communal...

Ska Therapy

from SPIN How Ska’s Revival Is Pushing Mental Health Despite a battle against the memes, ska is back and with a new generation’s message By Brendan Menapace At this point, the jokes about ska are about as tired as the jokes about fedoras — which are maybe one of the...

Mega Art

from The Daily Beast Billionaire Art Collectors Circle as Megabucks Masterpieces Head for Auction TROPHY HUNTING – The mega-auction season begins with an expected big-money bloodbath at the sale of Microsoft founder Paul Allen’s collection. Who will buy what...