At least three Imperial Japanese Navy captains were charged with killing survivors of Allied ships that had been sunk. Two were convicted and executed; a third committed suicide.

This letter, held at the British Museum, is one of the earliest known examples of writing in Latin by a woman.

Written by Claudia Severa in the north of Roman Britain between 97–103 AD, the letter invites Sulpicia Lepidina to a birthday party.

Meanwhile: Roman soldiers, serving far away, wrote letters home too. This letter from Julius Apollinarius to his father Sabinus complains that he has written numerous letters with no replies. No support from the home front. #grunts #dogsofwar

FIRE is suing the people who violated Mr. Bushart’s first amendment rights so outrageously and I hope it sues the pants off them.

But many social goods — cooperation, friendship, teaching — are not only positive, but also innate.

Discussed in Blueprint: The Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society — the book I have written of which I am proudest.

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Yes, they are both super smart and articulate, and I learned something.