When someone says they want a “sustainable future” where there are no more fossil fuels, they envision one of two futures: 1) fantasy land or 2) a more primitive civilization. Our civilization was ...

SIR JOHN LUBBOCK, Author of " Prehistoric Times.” New York : D. Appleton & Co. THERE can be no doubt that it was in the author’s mind to erect a great structure with the materials which he has here ...

IN any discussion of the possible decadence of the human stock it is necessary to distinguish clearly between progress in knowledge and institutions and progress in the congenital endowment of the ...

What do the terms ''savages'' or ''barbarians'' imply in the context of contemporary understandings of civilization, and how have Indian peoples come to be described by these expressions? Double-edged ...

News item: “Hannibal,” the cinematic story of a captivating cannibal, is setting records by earning $100 million faster that any other R-rated movie in history. Meanwhile, a kind of stunt-variety show ...

Not to bore the turn-based gaming veterans with basic detail, but for the newbies, the goal of Civilization V, published by 2K Games and on shelves next Tuesday, Sept. 21, is to lead a civilization ...