Science and the Assyrians (Bess Connolly, YaleNews)
The science of isotopes suggests that drought help fell the Assyrian Empire.
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11, 2019
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09, 2019
Science and the suburbs
A poem about science and suburban protest.
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09, 2019
Humanities and climate change (Robert D. Newman, Los Angeles Review of Books)
The ways the humanities offer a greater, communal strength in confronting climate crises.
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08, 2019
Bread of the Pharaohs (Alix Kroeger, BBC News)
Reviving 5000-year-old bread yeast to understand ancient Egypt.
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08, 2019
Medieval monks and modern science (BBC Ideas)
Medieval monastic observations aid astronomy about comets and other heavenly objects.
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08, 2019
Advanced Robotics find Renaissance shipwreck (Sten Hankewitz, Estonian World)
How a robotics team located a Renaissance ship in nearly perfect condition.
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08, 2019
“Engineering before engineers” (Alex Abrams, Wake Forest University)
Appreciating the historical roots of engineering in Renaissance ingenuity.
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07, 2019
Humanities, self-knowledge, and our digital times
Discussing the need to re-discover the historical force of the humanities in our scattered lives.
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06, 2019
Einstein’s vision of God (Brian Gallagher, Nautilus)
Einstein's shifting conceptions of God draw on historical parallels.
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06, 2019
The history in our bones (Zaria Gorvett, BBC Future)
How our bones reveal our historical choices.