Human Disasters

An earthquake shatters Haiti and a hurricane slices through Texas. We hear that nature runs rampant, seeking to destroy us through these 'natural disasters'. Science recounts a different story, however: disasters are not the consequence of natural causes; they are the consequence of human...

Meltdown investigates and recreates the dramatic events behind the most notorious nuclear accidents in history, as well as those shrouded in secrecy. Combining human tragedy with intriguing science, each account reveals new aspects of humanity's complex relationship with nuclear power and the...

What if the greatest story ever told had been just a little... funnier? Adam wakes up in Eden with no clothes, no answers, and a sneaking suspicion that paradise has some serious design flaws. Then God creates Eve from one of his ribs – and she's intelligent, witty, and completely unimpressed by his constant sarcasm.

Witness the tragic romantic disasters of history's sharpest thinkers when grand philosophy meets intimate heartbreak. From ancient Athens to modern Europe, this evocative journey explores the painful dissonance between what geniuses taught about desire and how they loved. Whether you are...

In 2008, three years after Hurricane Katrina cut a deadly path along the northern coast of the Gulf of Mexico, researchers J. Steven Picou and Keith Nicholls conducted a survey of the survivors in Louisiana and Mississippi, receiving more than 2500 responses, and followed up two years later with more than 500 of the initial respondents. Showcasing these landmark findings, Caught in the Path of Katrina: A Survey of the Hurricane's Human Effects yields a more complete understanding of the traumas endured as a result of the Storm of the Century.