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

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

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

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

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

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Sam Weller on Ray Bradbury’s Underappreciated Classic

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

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

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

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

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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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How Christian Missionaries Sought to Erase Native American Culture and Identity

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