Self-betterment through better reading (John McWhorter, New York Times)
Improving oneself through the study of great books.
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12, 2021
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12, 2021
The ghosts of Rome: returning home
Finding bright company in the inner world of the spirit during the winter season.
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12, 2021
The growing power of Rome’s monuments (Alex Fox, BBC Travel)
Scientists and engineers continue to explore the creative power of classical concrete.
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12, 2021
Jousting with Judgmentalists
Sir Felix encounters a new group of censorious simpletons, and defeats their leader in a joust.
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12, 2021
Earthly delights digitized (Sergio C. Fanjul, El Pais)
Renaissance art meets the modern algorithm.
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11, 2021
Decoding Newton’s writings (James R. Voelkel, Science History Institute)
Using new scientific methods to determine the course of Newton's thinking.
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11, 2021
Degrees of well-being in the humanities (Humanities Indicators)
A new survey charts how humanities graduates feel about their education and their lives.
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11, 2021
Middle English medical astrology (Laura Phillips, Yale Alumni Magazine)
Medieval and Renaissance ways of charting health with the stars.
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10, 2021
Machiavelli and the marketplace (Kathryn Dill, Wall Street Journal)
How the Florentine's observations retain their business relevance.
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10, 2021
The art of living with chronic illness (Capturing Chronic Illness)
Art photography documents many lives.