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How J. Robert Oppenheimer Was Influenced by the <em>Bhagavad Gita</em>

How J. Robert Oppenheimer Was Influenced by the Bhagavad Gita

Alok A. Khorana on the Concept of Dharma, the Manhattan Project, and Oppenheimer's Well-Worn Copy of the Gita

By Alok A. Khorana | July 10, 2023

The Warnings of a Holocaust Scholar about Today’s World of the Big Lie

The Warnings of a Holocaust Scholar about Today’s World of the Big Lie

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | July 10, 2023

On the Rise of Women in Latin America’s Drug Cartels

On the Rise of Women in Latin America’s Drug Cartels

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | July 10, 2023

On <em>Journey to the West</em>’s Capacity for Reinvention Across Centuries

On Journey to the West’s Capacity for Reinvention Across Centuries

This Week on The Cosmic Library with Adam Colman

By The Cosmic Library | July 6, 2023

Patrick Dean on America’s “First” Great Naturalist, Mark Catesby

Patrick Dean on America’s “First” Great Naturalist, Mark Catesby

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | July 6, 2023

How Franz Kafka Achieved Cult Status in Cold War America

How Franz Kafka Achieved Cult Status in Cold War America

Brian K. Goodman Traces the Origins of the Term “Kafkaesque”

By Brian K. Goodman | July 5, 2023

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Ordinary People in Extraordinary Times: Life Under Occupation in WWII

Ordinary People in Extraordinary Times: Life Under Occupation in WWII

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The Making of a Bad Woman (2,000 Years Ago)

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Honor Cargill-Martin on the Historical Construction of the Scandalous Roman Empress Messalina

By Honor Cargill-Martin | June 29, 2023

Richard Langlois on the Cultural and Economic History of Modern American Business

Richard Langlois on the Cultural and Economic History of Modern American Business

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | June 29, 2023

David Niewert on the Radical Right’s Assault on American Democracy

David Niewert on the Radical Right’s Assault on American Democracy

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | June 29, 2023

How Queen Elizabeth I Remembered and Honored Her Mother, Anne Boleyn

How Queen Elizabeth I Remembered and Honored Her Mother, Anne Boleyn

Tracy Borman on Two of British History’s Most Famous Monarchs

By Tracy Borman | June 28, 2023

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