Tag: Symbols

The Market for Nazi Memorabilia Is Huge, Lucrative and Very Disturbing

An SS dagger. Auschwitz cups. Hitler’s globe. If an object played a material role in the Third Reich, then it’s probably for sale. Why do we allow it?

Nazi Symbols on Ukraine’s Front Lines Highlight Thorny Issues of History

Troops’ use of patches bearing Nazi emblems risks fueling Russian propaganda and spreading imagery that the West has spent a half-century trying to eliminate.

Is Geometry a Language That Only Humans Know?

Neuroscientists are exploring whether shapes like squares and rectangles — and our ability to recognize them — are part of what makes our species special.