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Mon, 09/09/2024 - 00:00
Res Obscura
Simulating History with Multimodal AI: an Update
Generative AI offers a new, more engaging (and, hopefully, more empathetic) way of teaching history....
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Generative AI offers a new, more engaging (and, hopefully, more empathetic) way of teaching history. But how to use it?
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How Did Comuna 13 Transform Medellín?
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Should you be Skeptical of Ads? Pyrrhonian Skepticism and Consumerism
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King Charles XIV John (Bernadotte): Marshal of France, King of Sweden
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7 Great Historical Attractions in the Netherlands
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How Did the Megali Idea Shape Greece Until the Balkan Wars?
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Who Invented the Refrigerator?
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Frida Kahlo Exhibition Heads to Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
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Who Won? The Competition Between Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo
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Heracles Cleans the Augean Stables: The Hero’s Fifth Labor
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The Stars of Sun Records: 4 Famous Singers
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Trying to Understand...
The Threat of Back to Normal
Global power has always been distributed.
a year ago
Global power has always been distributed.
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Did the French Revolution Spark Modern Democracy?
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Ancient Robots and Other Inventions
7 months ago
Ancient Robots and Other Inventions
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Alan Turing: The Genius Who Cracked the Enigma Code
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Res Obscura
Wilfrid Voynich: Bookseller, Revolutionary, Amateur Cryptologist... Suspected Spy?
The first in a series on the extraordinary lives of the Voyniches
a year ago
The first in a series on the extraordinary lives of the Voyniches
History Today Feed
How Has Gandhi Influenced Indian History Since His Death?
How Has Gandhi Influenced Indian History Since His Death?
j.hoare
Thu, 01/04/2024 - 09:36
11 months ago
How Has Gandhi Influenced Indian History Since His Death?
j.hoare
Thu, 01/04/2024 - 09:36
TheCollector
Diego: The First Escaped Slave to Almost Circumnavigate the World
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6 Conceptual Artists You Should Know
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Overcoming Bias
Our Authoritarian Default
Many intellectuals, and intellectual wannabes, would, if pressed accept that UFOs seem sufficiently...
2 months ago
Many intellectuals, and intellectual wannabes, would, if pressed accept that UFOs seem sufficiently puzzling to justify more careful study.
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What Is the Pauline Epistle Philemon About? Slavery & Forgiveness
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Flashbak
42 Various Apocalyptic Scenes from Raphael’s Prophetic Messenger of Astrology (1827–61)
The future is portrayed as dramatic, dangerous and dynamic in these visions published in the...
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The future is portrayed as dramatic, dangerous and dynamic in these visions published in the astrological magazine The Prophetic Messenger (1827 to 1861). More commonly known as Raphael’s Almanac in a nod to the Jewish archangel Raphael, the name was used a nom de plume by a...
African History...
The intellectual history of Ethiopia and Eritrea: Ge'ez manuscripts and scholars (ca. 200-1900CE)
The unique manuscript collections of Ethiopia and Eritrea written in the Ge'ez script are arguably...
a week ago
The unique manuscript collections of Ethiopia and Eritrea written in the Ge'ez script are arguably the best-known works of literature produced in pre-colonial Africa.
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What Are the Most Noteworthy Museums in Amsterdam?
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British-Controlled Mandatory Palestine (1920–1948): A History
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How Did the Inca Master Textile Art?
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History Today Feed
Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/14/2024 - 09:09
a month ago
Fear, Friendship and the Channel Tunnel
JamesHoare
Thu, 11/14/2024 - 09:09
A Collection of...
Collections: Nitpicking Gladiator II, Part I
This week, I want to talk a bit about the recent release of Gladiator II. Now I’ve written a review...
2 weeks ago
This week, I want to talk a bit about the recent release of Gladiator II. Now I’ve written a review of the film for Foreign Policy, which you can find here (behind the paywall). I also discussed it with Jason Herbert and Sarah Bond over at Historians at the Movies, which is a...
Classical Wisdom
Women of Ancient Rome
The First Roman Empress and More...
9 months ago
The First Roman Empress and More...
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What’s the Best Time to Visit Chichen Itza?
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10 Foreign Gods Hidden in the Roman Pantheon
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Dreams of Space -...
Mole Rocket (1965)
Mole Rocket is a Czechoslovakian children's book about a mole finding a rocket. It is a silly piece...
over a year ago
Mole Rocket is a Czechoslovakian children's book about a mole finding a rocket. It is a silly piece of fiction but since it does have adventuring in a rocket it seemed worth sharing.
Miler. Mole Rocket, 1965.
When the mole crash lands, the rocket breaks apart in...
Global Inequality...
2x2 geopolitics
Wars and ideology simplified
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Wars and ideology simplified
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10 Powerful Roman Emperor Names Still Used Today
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Who Is the Egyptian God Thoth?
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African History...
Textile trade and Industry in the kingdom of Kongo: 1483-1914
the social and economic significance of Kongo's iconic raffia velvets
a year ago
the social and economic significance of Kongo's iconic raffia velvets
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10 Artworks to See at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City
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The Early Anarchism of William Godwin
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Monet Haystack Painting Could Fetch $30 Million at Auction Next Month
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What Is the History and Meaning of Music?
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How to Read Film Like a Language
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8 Famous Impressionist Paintings You Should Know
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weird medieval guys
No, the King doesn't own all the swans in Britain
So who does?
a year ago
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Las Vegas Gallery to Sell $100 Million Leonardo Sculpture
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Prometheus and AI?
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8 Must-See Highlights From London’s Soane Museum
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Who is Adrian Piper? The Most Important Conceptual Artist of Our Time
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7 Rules For Collecting Paintings
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Trying to Understand...
The Wages Of Fear
Things are going to get sweaty, soon.
8 months ago
Things are going to get sweaty, soon.
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The Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921
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L’Anse aux Meadows: The Viking Settlement of North America
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History of the Berlin Wall: From Its Construction to Its Destruction
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British Imperial Presence in China: Opium, Porcelain, & Manipulation
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Hitler in Politics: From the Nazi Party to the Reichstag
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Why Were So Many Women Artists Still Life Painters?
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The Hidden Meaning of Plato’s Cave Allegory
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What Was the Berlin Conference?
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Top 9 Places to Visit in South Africa
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Friedrich Nietzsche: The 13+1 Best Books Of His Philosophical Career
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Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:17
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Edward VII’s Forgotten Colonial Conflicts
JamesHoare
Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:17
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Is Free Will an Illusion? If So, That’s Okay
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Who Were the Ancient Israelites? A Brief History
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African History...
The complete history of Brava (ca. 1000-1900): a Swahili enclave in southern Somalia
Tucked along the southern coast of Somalia, the old city of Brava preserves the remains of a once...
9 months ago
Tucked along the southern coast of Somalia, the old city of Brava preserves the remains of a once bustling cosmopolitan enclave whose influence features prominently in the history of the East African coast. Located more than 500 km north of the Swahili heartland, Brava retained a...
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Architectural Wizardry: 4 Fascinating Works by Antoni Gaudi
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5 Great Reads by Charles Dickens
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Classical Wisdom
What is the “Mind”?
And How Do We Learn?
a year ago
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What Is The Kuleshov Effect & Why Is It So Efficient?
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How Fur Trade Resulted in All-Out War: The Algonquin vs. The Iroquois
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History Today Feed
Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
JamesHoare
Fri, 12/20/2024 - 09:47
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Habsburg Prague, Capital of the Renaissance
JamesHoare
Fri, 12/20/2024 - 09:47
History Today Feed
An Uyghur Chieftain in China’s Civil War
An Uyghur Chieftain in China’s Civil War
j.hoare
Thu, 12/21/2023 - 00:00
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An Uyghur Chieftain in China’s Civil War
j.hoare
Thu, 12/21/2023 - 00:00
Overcoming Bias
Love And War And Status
“All is Fair in Love and War” - common saying
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Flashbak
Richard Teschner And His Magical World of Puppets And Dreams
Richard Teschner (1879 – 1948), a graphic designer, artist and artisan in the Wiener Werkstätte...
7 months ago
Richard Teschner (1879 – 1948), a graphic designer, artist and artisan in the Wiener Werkstätte (Vienna Workshops), is best known for his puppetry, especially that inspired by Wayang (“shadow”), the classical Javanese puppet drama that uses the shadows thrown by puppets...
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The Walls of Jericho: Biblical Truth or Historical Propaganda?
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Dreams of Space -...
New Treasury for Young Readers (1963)
More or less a "housekeeping" post today. I wanted to scan this book after finding the other one...
10 months ago
More or less a "housekeeping" post today. I wanted to scan this book after finding the other one just for balance. Some fine illustration is a lost bit of space flight for children.
New Treasury for Young Readers. Reader’s Digest. Pleasantville, NY. Reader’s Digest Association....
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7 Famous Impressionist Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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Classical Wisdom
The Tragedy of Ajax
Greece's Second Greatest Soldier?
7 months ago
Greece's Second Greatest Soldier?
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World’s Oldest Egyptian Museum Unveils New Galleries
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The Female Detectives of Victorian Britain
The Female Detectives of Victorian Britain
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:37
a month ago
The Female Detectives of Victorian Britain
JamesHoare
Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:37
African History...
a brief note on the role of Africans in the early Islamic expansion
an African kingdom in southern Italy.
a year ago
an African kingdom in southern Italy.
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What Is the Easiest Language to Learn?
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Italian Police Thwart “Tomb Raiders” at Etruscan Burial Site
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Sotheby’s to Auction Its First Robot-Made Artwork
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
The Mother of Rome
9 months ago
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‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/09/2024 - 10:06
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‘How Finland Survived Stalin’ by Kimmo Rentola review
JamesHoare
Tue, 04/09/2024 - 10:06
African History...
Economic growth and social transformation in 19th century Somalia.
Desert caravans, coastal cities and population movements
a year ago
Desert caravans, coastal cities and population movements
TheCollector
7 Wars That Nearly Happened (But Didn’t)
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Classical Wisdom
Euripides
The Greatest Writer of Greek Tragedy?
a year ago
The Greatest Writer of Greek Tragedy?
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How Free Are We? Louis Althusser on Ideology & Subjectivity
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a year ago
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for February
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of February. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Uxn, started working on a fantasy console called Uxn, and...
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How the Athenian Empire Caused Its Own Collapse
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Flashbak
Before Banksy: London Graffiti in the 1980s
It’s not all Banksy. In the 1980s, graffiti in London was less well organised and loved by all the...
a year ago
It’s not all Banksy. In the 1980s, graffiti in London was less well organised and loved by all the right people. Most of of it got washed off walls or knocked down as the buildings it decorated made way for flats. Most of it wasn’t all that good. And because London graffiti was a...
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What Makes a Celt & Did They Ever Inhabit Britannia?
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Impeachment: What Does It Take to Remove a US Politician From Power?
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Cinco de Mayo: 5 Facts About the Mexican Celebration
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Who Were the 6 Most Famous Artists of the Protestant Reformation?
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10 Women Thinkers of the Enlightenment You Should Know
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Eastern Enchantment: The Impact of the Arabian Nights on the West
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7 months ago
Flashbak
Millions of Cats: Wanda Gag’s Beautifully Illustrated Children’s Book
“I aim to make the illustrations for children’s books as much a work of art as anything I would send...
11 months ago
“I aim to make the illustrations for children’s books as much a work of art as anything I would send to an art exhibition. I strive to make them completely accurate in relation to the text. I try to make them warmly human, imaginative, or humourous — not coldly decorative — and...
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How Do Stoics View Wealth, Success, and Happiness?
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Ancient Jerusalem: From the Bronze Age to the Roman Era
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Who Won the Battle of Chickamauga?
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The AIDS Epidemic: A Heartbreaking Story
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“Singular” Spanish Painting Reappears After Vanishing in 1890
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Serpentine Installs 19-Foot Pumpkin Sculpture by Yayoi Kusama
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African History...
a brief note on European and African perspectives in travel literature
A Hausa explorer of western Europe.
10 months ago
A Hausa explorer of western Europe.
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