What if we are at the center of the universes? What if the most foundational principle in cosmology, the Copernican Principle, was wrong?  The documentary “The Principle” will explore these questions and could alter what you learned in science class. Nicolaus Copernicus first theorized that the earth orbits the Sun. The Copernican Principle states that the…

In February of 1891, a peculiar advertisement began to appear in the papers. “Ouija, the Wonderful Talking Board,” exclaimed dark ink, and the ad advised readers to “Come and see this wonderful game”. The origin of this ad was a Pittsburgh novelty shop called Danziger & Company, and it promised that this mysterious talking board could…

Directed by Mira Nair, Queen of Katwe tells the true story of Phiona Mutesi, the Ugandan teenage prodigy who went on to become one of the first titled female chess players in Ugandan history. Much like the game it is centered around, the film strictly adheres to a familiar structure—that of a sports drama, with…

The lights have gone out, and something is moving through the darkness. At first, it looks as if the darkness itself is shifting, but you soon realize that what moves is darker than dark, and blacker than the night, its tattered edges flowing, moved by a will rather than a wind. The room grows suddenly…

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