Lore

Folklore and popular culture are filled with a type of event that seems both unusual and logical: time and time again, criminals return to the source. But as one man proved a century ago, it's not alw...

26 Jun 201726min

Folklore and medicine often go hand in hand. In fact, for a long time they were the very same thing. But folklore has a way of leading people to tragic actions—all in the name of getting better. * * *...

12 Jun 201724min

You can tell a lot about a culture by the things it creates. Tools, exploration, weapons; all of it speaks to the priorities and character of that society. But if that's true, then what are we suppose...

29 Mai 201726min

Humans have an innate desire to fix what's broken, and that's a good thing. We're not the best at it, though, and we often fail—sometimes horribly. And few examples are as powerful as the world of men...

15 Mai 201723min

H.P. Lovecraft said it best: "…the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown". And no other place in the world is as unknown to us as the ocean. It's dark, it's deep, it's full of quest...

1 Mai 201724min

Human culture has a different expression no matter where you go. Despite that variety, though, we do share one common thread: music. And while it has typically been a source of joy, there have been mo...

17 Apr 201723min

Nearly four centuries ago, a wave of sickness spread through a community in the French countryside. It wasn't a traditional disease they were fighting, though. This plague had a more sinister source. ...

3 Apr 201724min

Fear has a way of spreading. It's contagious, moving from person to person. Given enough time, fear can consume an entire community. Sometimes, though, there's good reason to be afraid. * * * Official...

20 Mar 201723min