Why might a person have the same feelings towards a piece of malachite that a mother has towards her child? Does it puzzle you that a small semi-precious Mexican mineral specimen could sell for two million dollars? If so, then Elizabeth Ferry's book Minerals, Collecting, and Value Across US-Border Relations can shed some light on these issues for you.Read on »
If you are reading this article at home, take a look around you and see if you can tell what makes this place home. Chances are, there are a dozen objects—furniture, decorations, architectural features—that would be conspicuous in their absence, yet you probably take them for granted.Read on »
Cuteness and costumes are popular in Japan's music scene. Why, then, have U900 increasingly abandoned their bear and rabbit outfits to reveal the humans inside?Read on »
What does it mean to say that we can explain human behaviour scientifically? Is this even possible? In The Lively Science: Remodeling Human Social Research, Michael Agar says yes, but not in the way that you might expect.Read on »
Food scarcity and food waste rank among our most pressing global challenges. Recent political debates seem set to prompt changes in how we regulate them. Will they be radical enough?Read on »
Cross-sex friendships can be stressful if society views them with suspicion. But some individuals vastly prefer them to same-sex friendships. How can we stop standing in the way of other people's happiness?Read on »
