A discovery among the mummies reveals a sick, sad truth. Parasitic worms plagued these ancient Egyptian Pharaohs. ~humanities.history Link 8 votes
Studies suggest that relying on will power is hopeless [to eliminate bad habits]. Instead, we must find strategies that don’t require us to be strong. Article 2112 words, published Oct 17 2019 46 votes
The lost patients of Washington state's abandoned psychiatric hospital ~humanities.history Article 1389 words 21 votes
Carrying out executions took a secret toll on workers — then changed their politics Article 2825 words 10 votes
How New York City vaccinated six million people in less than a month ~humanities.history Article 2222 words 8 votes
An equine influenza in 1872 brought the US to a standstill and laid bare how essential horses were to the economy ~humanities.history Article 1131 words 6 votes
Holiday gatherings devastated Seattle during 1918 flu: After five weeks of lock down restrictions, the city thought it had beaten the virus. It hadn’t. ~humanities.history Link 15 votes
How epidemics of the past changed the way Americans lived ~humanities.history Article 1679 words 6 votes
The flu killed forty million in 1918. Every flu season since is descended from it ~humanities.history Article 1527 words, published Mar 7 2020 9 votes
In 1721, Boston’s colonists greeted Cotton Mather’s proposal for smallpox inoculation with a terror that bordered on hysteria ~humanities.history Article 1187 words 4 votes
Pioneering female journalist Nellie Bly went undercover in 1887 to expose the horrors of an insane asylum ~humanities.history Article 1673 words 9 votes