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For over a century, neuroscience held an iron law: the adult brain cannot produce new neurons. Santiago Ramón y Cajal, the Nobel Prize-winning father of...
On January 13, 1968, Johnny Cash walked into Folsom State Prison carrying nothing but a guitar and a voice roughened by his own years of...
In the summer of 2021, Simone Biles stood on the world's biggest stage at the Tokyo Olympics and did something no one expected. The most...
In 1939, the Daughters of the American Revolution refused to let Marian Anderson, a Black contralto, perform at Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C. They tried...
On July 21, 1996, Michael Johnson stood in the blocks at the Atlanta Olympics wearing custom gold shoes that the world had mocked for weeks....
In 1976, fourteen-year-old Nadia Comaneci stood on the balance beam in Montreal and did something no gymnast had ever done. She scored a perfect 10....
In 1924, Eric Liddell arrived at the Paris Olympics as Scotland's fastest sprinter, favored to medal in the 100 meters. But when he learned the...
In John Bunyan's *The Pilgrim's Progress*, a man named Christian has carried a terrible burden on his back from the moment he first became aware...
On January 13, 1968, Johnny Cash walked into Folsom State Prison carrying nothing but a guitar and a voice roughened by years of addiction. He...
In 1924, Scottish sprinter Eric Liddell arrived at the Paris Olympics as the favorite to win the 100 meters. Then he learned the heats were...
On November 11, 1989, two days after the Berlin Wall cracked open, the great Russian cellist Mstislav Rostropovich boarded a plane to Berlin. He brought...
In neurology clinics around the world, doctors perform a procedure called deep brain stimulation for patients with essential tremor. A neurosurgeon implants tiny electrodes deep...
In 1938, Soviet physicist Pyotr Kapitsa discovered something that baffled the scientific world. When liquid helium is cooled to just two degrees above absolute zero,...
In the summer of 2021, Simone Biles stood on the Olympic stage in Tokyo as the most decorated gymnast in history — and she walked...
In 1967, psychologist Martin Seligman discovered something troubling at the University of Pennsylvania. Dogs subjected to mild, inescapable electric shocks eventually stopped trying to avoid...
In 2018, Apple introduced a feature called Screen Time that quietly tracks every minute you spend on your phone — which apps, how many pickups,...
In the summer of 2021, Simone Biles stood on the world's biggest stage at the Tokyo Olympics and walked away. The greatest gymnast in history...
There once was a small parish in a bustling town, known as the "Church of the Open Hands." The community was vibrant, yet it often faced challenges that seemed insurmountable. One winter, a devastating storm left many families without heat...
In the 1924 Paris Olympics, Scottish sprinter Eric Liddell faced a choice that baffled the sporting world. His best event, the 100 meters, had its...
In the summer of 2021, Simone Biles stood at the top of the gymnastics world. She was the most dominant athlete in her sport's history,...
When Apple launched its Screen Time feature in 2018, it did something deceptively simple — it showed iPhone users exactly how many hours they spent...
In 1871, a group of formerly enslaved students from Fisk University in Nashville set out on a desperate concert tour to save their school from...
In 1967, psychologist Martin Seligman made a disturbing discovery at the University of Pennsylvania. Dogs subjected to mild shocks they couldn't avoid eventually stopped trying...
In the summer of 1924, Scottish sprinter Eric Liddell arrived at the Paris Olympics as the favorite in the 100 meters. Then he learned the...