The mad scientist is one of popular culture’s most oft-used tropes. Chances are that at some point or another your personal favorite nerdy obsession — be it a comic book, TV show or book series — has relied on...

Alcohol. Some of you may see it as a provider of confidence while others may look upon it as a ruiner of lives that has caused unthinkable pain since the dawn of man. Either way, its effects have been explored in every possible...