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How London’s Great Plague Planted the Seeds For Future Scientific Advancements

How London’s Great Plague Planted the Seeds For Future Scientific Advancements

Thomas Levenson on the Dubious Yet Important Science of 17th-Century Medicine

By Thomas Levenson | April 30, 2025

Tracing the Journey of World War II's Stolen and Looted Objects

Tracing the Journey of World War II's Stolen and Looted Objects

Elisabeth Dini on the Decades-Long Legal Battles to Recover Long-Lost Valuables and Heirlooms

By Elisabeth Dini | April 29, 2025

75 Years Ago, <em>The Martian Chronicles</em> Legitimized Science Fiction

75 Years Ago, The Martian Chronicles Legitimized Science Fiction

Sam Weller on Ray Bradbury’s Underappreciated Classic

By Sam Weller | April 28, 2025

A Deeply Globalized Ancient World: On William Dalrymple’s <em>The Golden Road</em>

A Deeply Globalized Ancient World: On William Dalrymple’s The Golden Road

Alok A. Khorana Explores the Millenia-Long Cultural Connections Between India and Eurasia

By Alok A. Khorana | April 28, 2025

Uncovering the Forgotten: The Struggle For Trans History, From Nazi Germany to Today

Uncovering the Forgotten: The Struggle For Trans History, From Nazi Germany to Today

Milo Todd on Writing Historical Fiction in an Era of Alternative Facts

By Milo Todd | April 28, 2025

What Can a 17th-Century English Doctor Teach Us About Embracing Uncertainty?

What Can a 17th-Century English Doctor Teach Us About Embracing Uncertainty?

Cutter Wood on Thomas Browne and the Joys of Exploring What We Don't Know

By Cutter Wood | April 28, 2025

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On the Vital Importance of Preserving the Most Obscure—and Endangered—of the World’s Many Languages

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Lorna Gibb Considers How Language Shapes Identities, Worldviews and Societies Across the Globe

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Mary Annette Pember on the Church-State Collaboration That Led to Systematic Displacement Throughout the 19th Century

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The Acid Queen: Rosemary Woodruff Leary, the Invisible Woman of Western Psychedelia

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Susannah Cahalan on the Disappearing Acts and Unseen Influences of Timothy Leary’s Wife

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