On the Evolution of the World’s Oldest Encyclopedia

On the Evolution of the World’s Oldest Encyclopedia

Simon Garfield Considers the Encyclopaedia Britannica, Then and Now

By Simon Garfield | March 1, 2023

A Piece of Whalebone, a Butcher’s Shop, a Tailor: The Makings of A Pioneer Abortionist

A Piece of Whalebone, a Butcher’s Shop, a Tailor: The Makings of A Pioneer Abortionist

Jennifer Wright on Madame Restell’s Curiously Skilled Abortions

By Jennifer Wright | March 1, 2023

Derek Leebaert on FDR’s Four Key Lieutenants and the World They Made

Derek Leebaert on FDR’s Four Key Lieutenants and the World They Made

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | March 1, 2023

When Rebellion Becomes Virtue: How the Scientific Method Came to Be

When Rebellion Becomes Virtue: How the Scientific Method Came to Be

Carlo Rovelli on the Ancient Origins of Modern Inquiry

By Carlo Rovelli | February 28, 2023

Spectacular Pseudoscience: The Fall and Rise of Bioelectricity

Spectacular Pseudoscience: The Fall and Rise of Bioelectricity

Sally Adee on the Origins of Frankenstein and the Dark Ethics of Electroshock Technology

By Sally Adee | February 28, 2023

When Russia Invaded Ukraine, My Family’s Past Became the Present

When Russia Invaded Ukraine, My Family’s Past Became the Present

Megan Buskey on Ukraine's Long Fight for Independence and the Moment History Knocks on Your Door

By Megan Buskey | February 27, 2023

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How Bob Dylan Became a Counterculture Icon

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In the Hour of War: Carolyn Forché and Ilya Kaminsky on Contemporary Ukrainian Poetry

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Lynn Cullen on Dorothy Horstmann, the Woman Behind the Polio Vaccine

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Erik Conway on How American Business Taught Us to Loathe Government and Love the Free Market

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In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

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Paul Stephan: Is There a Crisis in the Knowledge Economy?

Paul Stephan: Is There a Crisis in the Knowledge Economy?

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James Stewart Talks Redstone Family Drama and Boardroom Backstabbing

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In Conversation with Roxanne Coady on Just the Right Book

By Just the Right Book | February 23, 2023

How the Armed Services Editions Created a Nation of Readers

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Brianna Labuskes on the Weaponization of Books During World War II

By Brianna Labuskes | February 23, 2023

Thomas Halliday Talks Paleobiology, Croquet, and the Inevitable End of Our Species

Thomas Halliday Talks Paleobiology, Croquet, and the Inevitable End of Our Species

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | February 23, 2023

How China’s Uyghurs Are Marginalized and Subjugated by the State

How China’s Uyghurs Are Marginalized and Subjugated by the State

Gulchehra Hoja Recounts Her Harrowing Experience at the Hands of Xinjiang Police

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