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Charts & Graphs

Charts & Graphs spies

Codes and Ciphers

Codes and Ciphers

Secret messages, from Caesar to Snowden.

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Charts & Graphs comedy

Undercover

Match the authors to their pseudonyms.

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Charts & Graphs about money

Words to the Wise

P.T. Barnum and Donald Trump give advice.

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Charts & Graphs crimes & punishments

Cultural Relativity

Crimes and punishments from around the world.

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Charts & Graphs rivalry & feud

Team Spirits

Curse tablets found across the Mediterranean.

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Charts & Graphs energy

Boom and Bust

The life span of energy.

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Charts & Graphs water

A Swimming Pool Library

Literary swimmers.

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Charts & Graphs memory

Blasts from the Past

Memory triggers in literature.

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Charts & Graphs trade

Hijinks Ensue

A typology of fictional life swaps.

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Charts & Graphs the future

Utopias

Ideal places to live.

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Charts & Graphs music

Automata for the People

The mechanization of music.

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Charts & Graphs home

The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of

Building materials for fairy-tale homes.

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Charts & Graphs migration

Origin Stories

Competing theories of migrations.

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Charts & Graphs communication

Reform Movements

Successful attempts at linguistic overhaul.

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Charts & Graphs democracy

In a Landslide

In a Landslide

Questionable margins of victory.

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