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THE A-Z OF ROYAL BIRTHS
Eltham Palace in KentA... is for AUDIENCEQueens of the past gave birth in front of dozens of people, including royal officials and servants to ensure that there was no scandal around the delivery. In...
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A LITERATURA DOS RELATOS DE VIAGEM
Para compreender o regime de observação da literatura de relatos de viagem é preciso buscar as técnicas constitutivas da arte de viajar: técnicas que, curiosamente, e não por acaso, podem ser...
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AS PESQUISAS DE CARLOS CHAGAS
O artigo examina como o acaso e o erro estão à raiz da descoberta de Chagas sobre a nova entidade mórbida que tomou seu nome. Do ponto de vista da epistemologia histórica, se faz uma reavaliação dos...
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EDIBLE WATER BOTTLES
Could these spheres of water replace plastic for good?From bags and boxes to bottles and buckets, plastics are used in almost every aspect of daily life, yet if it’s not properly recycled this material...
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FACE THE FATS
Fat has a bad reputation. Eating too much has been linked to weight gain, high cholesterol and heart disease, and supermarket packaging nudges us towards the low-fat or fat-free options. But some fat...
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THE FEMALE CHAUCER
As the fallout from the Black Death threw England into turmoil, a woman with a man’s name produced a piece of literature so beautiful that it still resonates with readers across the world today.History...
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O HOMEM, O ÁLCOOL E A RESSACA
Na pré-história, no período neolítico (por volta de 7000 a.C.), o homem mascou grãos, cuspiu numa jarra, deixou fermentar e descobriu o álcool. Na manhã seguinte, acordou e descobriu a ressaca. Foram...
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SECRET HISTORY OF THE VIKINGS
Forget what you’ve seen in Hollywood movies, everything youthought you knew about Vikings is about to change…15 BIGGEST MYTHS BUSTED!Myth # 1. Vikings were savage raidersThink Viking, think hordes of...
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TAKING FLIGHT
The Montgolfier Brothers experimental flightWatching birds in flight, it is easy to understand how our ancestors became fascinated by the idea of flying. History is littered with stories of would-be...
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O DIA DO CAÇADOR
Por mais cruel que possa parecer, na Namíbia ainda é permitido abater um animal a tiros, seja por esporte ou para abastecer a própria despensa. A PLAYBOY esteve lá e conta qual é a sensação de...
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THE DAILY ROUTINES OF GENIUSES
Nikola TeslaWhy scheduling a walk every day might not be a bad idea.Juan Ponce de León spent his life searching for the fountain of youth. I have spent mine searching for the ideal daily routine. But...
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SEX AND THE CITADEL
Eleanor of AquitaineHow a royal obsession with chivalry and romance turned France into a fairy tale.As the sun shone brightly through the windows of the great hall of the Maubergeonne Tower, Eleanor,...
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SOLDIERS OF THE APOCALYPSE
For four bloody days in 1661, London was terrorised by a suicidal band of Christian zealots attempting to seize England’s capital city in the name of King Jesus. The diarist Samuel Pepys was awakened...
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GENEROSITY BY NATURE - 'OSOTUA' AND 'KEREKERE '
An ancient form of giving holds clues on how to promote human kindness.Life isn’t easy as a Maasai herder on the Serengeti plain in eastern Africa. At any moment, disease could sweep through your...
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ADDING AGES
The fight to cheat death is hotting up.Michael Rae eats 1,900 calories a day, 600 fewer than recommended. Breakfast is a large salad, yogurt and a “precisely engineered” muffin. In a mere 100 calories...
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HUMAN MEMORY
Can’t remember what you had for dinner last Tuesday? Don’t worry if you can’t. Your brain’s just not classed that meal as worth remembering.How do we learn?Learning does not depend on a single faculty;...
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THE WOMEN WHO FELT PAIN FOR THE FIRST
A woman has felt pain for the first time aged 39, following an experiment that could lead to powerful new ways to treat painful conditions such as arthritis.The woman was born with a genetic condition...
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THE HISTORY OF MADEIRA
Imagine travelling halfway around the world to sell something. Imagine getting there and not being able to find a buyer. Imagine having to cart your products all the way home after they’ve been exposed...
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UNNATURALLY DELICIOUS
Our obsession with “natural” food could be holding us back, at least that’s the argument in Jayson Lusk’s latest book. But does he put too much faith in the altruism of the free market? Should we (or...
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MODERN SEXUALITY: A CASE STUDY
I suppose it was only a matter of time before PLAYBOY decided to stop running nude photos, but now that it’s happening it’s still a reminder of how far we’ve evolved—or devolved, some may argue—in...
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