Last month, Der Spiegel featured a story on 89-year-old Werner Christukat, a Wehrmacht soldier and World War II veteran who is being investigated for allegedly participating in the massacre of…
A star of ‘The Big Bang Theory’ is wrong
In an age of endless distractions and ever-changing news, it’s imperative to possess good advertising that immediately attracts and keeps people’s attention. Using celebrity endorsements can quickly boost popularity and…
The perils of Chinese medicine
One of the most widespread criticisms directed toward our national healthcare system—besides the accusation that it isn’t much of a national healthcare system because of its failure to cover a…
The most mundane great idea of all time
Feb. 12 marked the passing of another Darwin Day. The birthday of Charles Darwin is becoming a popular holiday for science fans, atheists, believers in evolution and those simply looking…
Enjoy the Olympics—they won’t last
The Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia, have been going on for over a week now. I’m glad to hear about the U.S. beating Russia in men’s hockey, one of…
Breaking free from the one-word curse
An interesting but little remarked-upon phenomenon occurs when most people try to learn a foreign language. In an attempt to make learning easier for ourselves, we begin to think of…
Selective memory: A look at the less publicized, but important lives lost in 2013
The end of every year features the media compiling lists of famous people who died, and whom certain journalists and critics have deemed worthy of being memorialized. I read through…
Humon explores Scandinavia and the World through comic relief
Comics are an unconventional but excellent way to learn about the world, and the internet is helping to push along the explosion of new and talented comics. A work of…
Was that racist? A look at the secret agenda of Microaggressions
Imagine one day that something has happened to your nose. It’s not clear to you what exactly is wrong with your nose. When you look in the mirror, you can’t…
Questioning the use of the “quenelle”
For French soccer player Thierry Henry, the most surprising observation he had about watching sports in the United States wasn’t the amount of activity at most games, but the lack…
Weighing the benefits of massive open online courses (MOOCs)
The arrival of a new year brings all sorts of changes, along with a few old bad habits. The most prominent of these are New Year’s resolutions. Most people make…