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Illustration of a woman lying in bed in a dark room, reaching out to touch the ghost of a man standing beside it and smiling down at her. His image is two translucent poses overlaid for a ghostly effect.

January/February 2021 / Society

Why Do We See Dead People?

October 27, 2020January 29, 2021 - by Patricia Pearson

Humans have always sensed the ghosts of loved ones. It’s only in the last century that we convinced ourselves this was a problem

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The back of a feathered headdress

Your Halloween Headdress Isn’t Interesting and Neither Are You

October 31, 2019November 1, 2019 - by Dallas Hunt

It isn’t that hard to find a costume that doesn’t engage in cultural appropriation

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