Month: August 2024
Unpicking the Old Testament: The Twelve Tribes of Israel
The Bible is a massively misunderstood text. Many will insist on the literal truth behind the stories, and many more will dismiss the entirety of the text as fantasy. But both sides…
Where is the Tomb of Genghis Khan?
Genghis Khan was one of the most powerful men to ever live. Born to rule in the middle of the 12th century, he would rise to unite the warring tribes of the…
The Rise of the Shogun: How Japan Found Peace
Japan is, perhaps more than any other country, strange to the west. There are many far off lands and many exotic cultures, but that of the Japanese, even today, stands apart. There…
The Battle of Shiloh, when the Injured Soldiers Glowed
It is early 1862, and Ulysses S Grant has just won two major battles. Fighting tooth and nail in Tennessee as he forced his way south in an effort to splinter the…
Roko’s Basilisk: The Thought Experiment That Could Kill You
Generally speaking, thought experiments are not dangerous. As useful tools for “gaming” out a scenario, they could certainly point to a danger in the future, but they are not traditionally a problem…
Something Hiding in the Jungle? The Rock Apes of Vietnam
Generally speaking, cryptids are easily disproven. Such fantasy creatures belong entirely in the imagination of the more creative sections of humanity, but such secret, unknown species do not exist. There is no…