Extremes
Dating a Billionaire Seemed Like Fun Until I Tried it
Sure he had a yacht, but he also wrote "I love you" in blood the first night we met.
The Sinking of a Luxury Ferry and a Few Lessons on Survival
When the MS Estonia sank in 1994 only one in seven people managed to make it off. But as psychologists agree, survival that night wasn't entirely about luck.
Building a Miniature Planet Earth Is Hard, But We Keep Trying
So far, all experiments have ended with crews running low on oxygen and fighting each other. This is a problem if we're to ever reach Mars.
Declassified FBI Photos Show the Horror of Being a First Responder in Jonestown
The military went in expecting to rescue a cult. They never thought they'd find a massacre.
I Live Out of My Car, in the Arctic
Dutch photographer Sarah Gerats spent the past seven years in one of the world's northernmost towns.
How a Volunteer Firefighter Became a Serial Arsonist
David isn't sure how many wildfires he lit around Australia's southern coast—but he's very clear on what made him do it.
Meet the Guy Who Woke From a Coma Speaking Another Language
Ben McMahon knew some basic Chinese from high school. But after a car accident he was put in a coma and emerged weirdly fluent.
The Story of the Guy Who Posted Himself From the UK to Australia
When Reg Spiers ran out of money for a plane ticket, he got creative.
How it Feels to Survive a Plane Crash That Kills Everyone Else
In the first episode of our new podcast "Extremes" we meet Annette Herfkens, a woman who survived an air crash and spent eight days in a jungle.
Put Your Questions to ICEMAN, the Record-Breaking Dutchman Who Defies the Rules Science
This Thursday, we're holding a Reddit AMA with Wim Hof – the subject of our recent film, ICEMAN – about how he has trained his body to withstand the most extreme temperatures and weather conditions.
The Man Who Uses Meditation to Conquer Extreme Cold
Wim Hof has used the power of his mind to stay submerged in ice for hours and run a marathon in the desert with no water.
Predicting the Digital Apocalypse: An Interview with Douglas Coupland
How Eric Hobsbawm and Marshall McLuhan influenced Doug's latest non-fiction work, The Age of Earthquakes.