October 30th, 1938: “The War of the Worlds” Radio Broadcast Causes Mass Panic

How apocalyptic thinking has infected modern capitalism and markets

The article draws a parallel between Charles Mackay's historical accounts of mass delusions (tulip mania, South Sea bubble) and modern apoca

Historical Parallels: The A.I. Boom Through the Lens of the 1873 Railroad Panic

The article draws parallels between the current A.I.-driven speculative boom (exemplified by the SpaceX IPO) and historical speculative bubb

Weekly science roundup: Rocket explosion, Doomsday Glacier threat, quantum AI hybrid, and Iran water crisis

This weekly science news roundup covers four major stories: (1) NASA's moon plans being overshadowed by a gigantic rocket explosion, (2) the

Earth's Expanding Radio Bubble: How Humanity's Signals Are Reaching the Cosmos

This article explores the concept of Earth's "radio bubble" — a sphere of electromagnetic radiation expanding outward at the speed of light

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Meteor Air Burst Rattles New England, Mistaken for Earthquake

On May 30th, a meteor entered the atmosphere over New England, causing two consecutive explosions heard across Massachusetts and New Hampshi