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Trying to Understand...
Arming Ourselves Against The Future. With a few more books and a few old ideas.
a year ago
Flashbak
Man Ray’s Mathematics Objects (1934-36) The collection of 19th-century three-dimensional models of algebraic and differential equations at...
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The collection of 19th-century three-dimensional models of algebraic and differential equations at the Institut Henri Poincaré in Paris made a great impression on Surrealist artists.     When German artist Max Ernst (2 April 1891 – 1 April 1976) saw a series of 19th Century wood,...
The Scholar's Stage
Republican Debates on China: A Political Compass MANY HAVE TRIED to pin Trump to Heritage’s “Project 2025.” The Trump campaign has not only refused...
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MANY HAVE TRIED to pin Trump to Heritage’s “Project 2025.” The Trump campaign has not only refused to endorse Project 2025—they have refused to endorse any detailed policy plan whatsoever. Trump prefers to keep his options open. One unanticipated benefit of this approach is that...
TheCollector
10 Highlights of Fondation Louis Vuitton Collection Fondation Louis Vuitton is a privately owned cultural institution that opened its doors to the...
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Fondation Louis Vuitton is a privately owned cultural institution that opened its doors to the public in 2014. It houses vast collections of modern and contemporary art belonging to the luxury goods conglomerate LVMH and its founder, Bernard Arnault. The Fondation Louis Vuitton...
TheCollector
What Were Hieronymus Bosch’s Early Influences? (Training and Inspirations) The art of the mysterious Dutch painter Hieronymus Bosch provoked a centuries-long obsession with...
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The art of the mysterious Dutch painter Hieronymus Bosch provoked a centuries-long obsession with its strange symbolism and unusual form. Not much is known about Bosch’s early years, and for that reason, the media is filled with all sorts of speculations. However, art historians...
TheCollector
How Many Native Americans Were Killed During Colonization? The Native American population reached around seven million before European contact. Estimates for...
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The Native American population reached around seven million before European contact. Estimates for all the Americans range up to or past 45 million. In North America, Native Americans are grouped into six tribes, numbering between three and seven million people. The Eastern...
TheCollector
How Slaves Created the Free Greek State of Ancient Messenia Beneath the foundations of the legendary Spartan political system labored the oppressed Messenians....
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Beneath the foundations of the legendary Spartan political system labored the oppressed Messenians. Messenia, a prosperous corner of southwestern Greece, was conquered by the Spartans in the 8th century BCE. Its population, along with elements of the Spartan region of Lakonia,...
TheCollector
Coherentism and Its Limits: Definition & Criticism Imagine waking up on a seemingly normal morning and discovering that all the knowledge you—and most...
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Imagine waking up on a seemingly normal morning and discovering that all the knowledge you—and most of the world—held accountable up to that moment was inaccurate and unreliable. While this seems like an implausible scenario, it is logically possible for some groundbreaking...
TheCollector
How Did the Quakers Transform from Radical Dissenters to Icons of Peace? The Quakers are widely recognised today as a “peace church” marked by a distinct rejection of...
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The Quakers are widely recognised today as a “peace church” marked by a distinct rejection of ecclesiastical hierarchy. They are widely admired for their humanitarian work and known for their preference for “Meeting Houses” over churches. However, their modern pacifist image...
Trying to Understand...
Books To Help Us Understand The World? Well, a few, anyway. And a bit.
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
The Dark Side of Love Euripides' Epic Battle between Love and Law
6 months ago
Hundred Rabbits
goji no chaimu After a long 21-day passage, seeing the shape of the island of Chichijima in the distance was...
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After a long 21-day passage, seeing the shape of the island of Chichijima in the distance was unreal; this was our prize, our first step onto Japanese soil. We used to make many trips to Japan by plane, but getting there by our own efforts — by sailboat — is a lot slower and...
TheCollector
8 Dreamlike Paintings by Henri Rousseau The French artist Henri Rousseau spent most of his life working as a customs officer before...
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The French artist Henri Rousseau spent most of his life working as a customs officer before embarking on an extraordinary art career in his forties. Despite his lack of formal training, his unique vision captivated and profoundly influenced the most progressive young artists of...
TheCollector
The Doctrine of Ahimsa (Non-violence) in Jainism Non-violence, or ahimsa, gained global prominence with Indian freedom fighter Mahatma Gandhi. He...
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Non-violence, or ahimsa, gained global prominence with Indian freedom fighter Mahatma Gandhi. He employed it in his struggle against colonialists. However, Jains had been advocating for ahimsa for centuries. The religion believes in loving every animistic form, be it animals,...
Classical Wisdom
A Few Spots Left Secure Seats for the In Search of Homer Trip
9 months ago
Patterns in Humanity
Historical Accounts of African Cannibalism A short chronology of references to cannibalism in Africa
a year ago
Open Culture
Hear the Jazz-Funk Musical Adaptation of Dune by David Matthews (1977) Even if you’ve never read Frank Herbert’s Dune, you may well have encountered its adaptations to a...
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Even if you’ve never read Frank Herbert’s Dune, you may well have encountered its adaptations to a variety of other media: comic books, video games, board games, television series, and of course films, David Lynch’s 1984 version and Denis Villeneuve’s two-parter earlier this...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup Roman Empire Podcasts
a year ago
A Collection of...
Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part IIIa: Starting Down the Path of Honors This is the third of our planned five part series (I, II) on the structure of the Roman Republic...
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This is the third of our planned five part series (I, II) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries. Last time we discussed Rome’s popular assemblies, which at least notionally expressed the will of the people. One of the key tasks those...
TheCollector
What Is Lev Vygotsky’s Revolutionary Educational Philosophy? Lev Vygotsky has totally changed our understanding of how we learn and grow through his pioneering...
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Lev Vygotsky has totally changed our understanding of how we learn and grow through his pioneering educational philosophy. The cognitive abilities of people are shaped by socializing, language, and culture. In looking into things like the Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) in...
Overcoming Bias
Respect The Social Wild While most foragers had great respect for nature, our farmer-era ancestors had less resepct.
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TheCollector
How Did the Gnostics View Jesus Christ? Jesus Christ is one of the most important religious figures in history. During his life, he was a...
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Jesus Christ is one of the most important religious figures in history. During his life, he was a revolutionary, sage, teacher, and purported miracle worker. In death, he has been revered and studied through a myriad of different lenses. Many religions incorporate Jesus and his...
Classical Wisdom
The Life of Aristotle More Than A Philosopher
a year ago
TheCollector
Mussolini’s Gamble: How Italy’s Weakness Led to WWII Failure By 1940, Mussolini’s Fascists had governed for almost two decades. Mussolini and Hitler’s close...
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By 1940, Mussolini’s Fascists had governed for almost two decades. Mussolini and Hitler’s close bonds only tightened once the Tripartite Pact got signed on September 27, 1940. They had much in common – a belief in their own ability, political ambition, and zero tolerance for...
Open Culture
The Junky’s Christmas: William S. Burrough’s Dark Claymation Christmas Film Produced by Francis Ford... Back in 1993, the Beat writer William S. Burroughs wrote and narrated a 21-minute claymation...
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Back in 1993, the Beat writer William S. Burroughs wrote and narrated a 21-minute claymation Christmas film oddly produced by Francis Ford Coppola. And, as you can well imagine, it’s not your normal happy Christmas flick. Nope, this film – The Junky’s Christmas – is all about...
TheCollector
Unpacking Freud’s Concept of “The Uncanny” Although Sigmund Freud is known as the progenitor of psychoanalysis, The Uncanny, one of his most...
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Although Sigmund Freud is known as the progenitor of psychoanalysis, The Uncanny, one of his most famous essays, is just as important in the world of literary criticism as in that of psychology. It also had a seismic impact across the arts. Throughout, Freud probes the possible...
Overcoming Bias
Beware Value Dashboards Vehicles like cars, planes, and boats generally need a) an engine to push them forward, b) steering...
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Vehicles like cars, planes, and boats generally need a) an engine to push them forward, b) steering to direct their motions, and c) a driver to manage both.
TheCollector
7 Medieval Weapons & Armor The Medieval Period, which roughly stretched from 500 to 1500 CE, was a turbulent time of...
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The Medieval Period, which roughly stretched from 500 to 1500 CE, was a turbulent time of near-constant conflict. In order to gain an edge on the battlefield, armorers and weapons makers developed an astonishing variety of weapons to deal out damage and armor to keep a warrior...
Hundred Rabbits
the rock of polynesia Niue, pronounced 'New-ay', a rock in the Pacific, one of the largest coral islands on earth. It's...
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Niue, pronounced 'New-ay', a rock in the Pacific, one of the largest coral islands on earth. It's the first country to offer free, state-funded, wireless internet to all its residents and has a goal of being completely solar powered— uuuh... wow? We'd also heard that the school...
TheCollector
What Did Einstein Say About Capitalism? Albert Einstein’s brain, Roland Barthes once wrote, “is a mythical object.” His genius is...
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Albert Einstein’s brain, Roland Barthes once wrote, “is a mythical object.” His genius is immortalized in the public imagination through a single, elegant equation: E = mc². His theories of relativity, his wild grey hair, and his outstretched tongue define his image. However, far...
TheCollector
A Detailed History of New Zealand’s Colonial Period From their first encounters with Europeans in 1642 to the Musket Wars in the first half of the 19th...
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From their first encounters with Europeans in 1642 to the Musket Wars in the first half of the 19th century, the Māori, the Indigenous people of New Zealand, actively resisted British rule, both peacefully and violently. Led by their chiefs, Māori tribes from both the North and...
TheCollector
Where Was the Battle of Camlann? King Arthur’s Legendary Final Battle According to the Arthurian legends, King Arthur was mortally wounded at the infamous Battle of...
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According to the Arthurian legends, King Arthur was mortally wounded at the infamous Battle of Camlann. This was the culmination of a civil war between Arthur and his nephew, Mordred. The historicity of this legendary account is seriously questioned by modern scholars....
Trying to Understand...
The Past Is Another Country. A book review from the future.
a year ago
TheCollector
Catherine de Medici: Who Was the Real ‘Serpent Queen’? The Medici family was one of the most powerful Italian families during the Renaissance era,...
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The Medici family was one of the most powerful Italian families during the Renaissance era, particularly when Catherine de Medici married King Henry II and became the Queen of France. Now known as the Serpent Queen, she had three sons who would rule much of France. But who was...
Flashbak
The 25 Best Bedroom Bands Ever – 1980s Volume 1 For Those About to Rock We Salute You – ACDC, 1981     You had it all – the hair, the sticks, the...
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For Those About to Rock We Salute You – ACDC, 1981     You had it all – the hair, the sticks, the pointy guitar, the hair, the band, the drive, the tights, the most piercing scream outside a Pee Wee Herman meets Cher Christmas convention. And you also had the hair. In the 1980s …...
TheCollector
5 Crimes Henry Kissinger Committed in Latin America Henry Kissinger was a consequential American diplomat who served as U.S. National Security Advisor...
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Henry Kissinger was a consequential American diplomat who served as U.S. National Security Advisor and Secretary of State, helping shape American foreign policy for much of the 1970s. In the broader context of the Cold War, Kissinger led American diplomacy with pragmatism and...
Open Culture
Mahatma Gandhi’s List of the Seven Social Sins; or Tips on How to Avoid Living the Bad Life Image via Wikimedia Commons In 590 AD, Pope Gregory I unveiled a list of the Seven Deadly Sins –...
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Image via Wikimedia Commons In 590 AD, Pope Gregory I unveiled a list of the Seven Deadly Sins – lust, gluttony, greed, sloth, wrath, envy and pride – as a way to keep the flock from straying into the thorny fields of ungodliness. These days, though, for all but the most devout,...
Hidden History
The Last Day of World War One At 5am on November 11, 1918, the French, British, American and German representatives signed the...
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At 5am on November 11, 1918, the French, British, American and German representatives signed the armistice treaty that formally ended hostilities in the First World War. Under the terms of the Armistice, the war would officially end at 11am that day. All the troops in the...
Flashbak
Teenagers on the Brink at Summer Camp in 1977 “I want my photos to be truthful accounts,” Sweet once wrote. “The color is a device to include more...
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“I want my photos to be truthful accounts,” Sweet once wrote. “The color is a device to include more reality.” – Andy Sweet, Summer Camp     In 1977, Andy Sweet was at Camp Mountain Lake, in North Carolina. Based in Miami, Florida, Sweet was well known for his photographs of...
Open Culture
Watch 950 Weather Reports Presented by David Lynch, Straight from His Los Angeles Home Los Angeles is hardly a city known for its varied weather, but if one lives there long enough, one...
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Los Angeles is hardly a city known for its varied weather, but if one lives there long enough, one does become highly attuned to its many subtleties. (Granted, some of the local phenomena involved, like the notorious Santa Ana winds, can produce far-from-subtle effects.) The late...
Flashbak
Browse A Fabulous Archive of England’s North-West (1885 – 1970) From 1885 to the 1970s, Edward Sankey and his sons, Raymond and Eric Sankey, photographed the...
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From 1885 to the 1970s, Edward Sankey and his sons, Raymond and Eric Sankey, photographed the north-west of England. Based at their studio on Duke Street, in Barrow-in-Furness, they captured everyday and extraordinary events. Their archive of more than 10,000 photographs is now...
TheCollector
How Gustave Moreau’s Mystical Paintings Defined the Symbolist Movement The late 19th century was a time of political and social upheaval in France. In response to the...
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The late 19th century was a time of political and social upheaval in France. In response to the changing cultural landscape, a small group of writers and artists struck out in defiance of the literal, natural art popular at the time. They turned their focus inward, using their...
TheCollector
Why Did Ethiopian Rulers Claim to Be Descendants of King Solomon? Upon converting to Christianity in the 4th century, Ethiopia’s rulers took their new religion and...
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Upon converting to Christianity in the 4th century, Ethiopia’s rulers took their new religion and invested themselves with an entirely new national mythos. Dynasties traced their roots back as far as possible (and even beyond) in order to solidify their legitimacy. And where...
TheCollector
Where Was the Biblical Saba (Land of the Queen of Sheba)? Strap on your metaphorical scuba gear because we’re about to dive into the murky depths of history,...
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Strap on your metaphorical scuba gear because we’re about to dive into the murky depths of history, myth, and archaeological intrigue surrounding Saba—the golden land of the fabled Queen Makeda. What was Saba really like? How did its people live, and what did its cities look...
Classical Wisdom
Secrets of the Sirens The Original Femme Fatales?
a year ago
TheCollector
What Is Sin in Christianity? What is sin in Christianity? Sin was the reason for the separation between man and God. The only way...
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What is sin in Christianity? Sin was the reason for the separation between man and God. The only way to restore the relationship was for the Son of God to become a man and die, paying the penalty for the sins of humanity. Therefore, sin is serious! Most Christians can easily...
Patterns in Humanity
Where parents make a difference Where is the shared environment effect larger than zero?
a year ago
TheCollector
Lost Klimt Portrait of African Prince Resurfaces at Art Fair Gustav Klimt, one of the most famous and beloved Austrian modernists, painted a lesser-known...
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Gustav Klimt, one of the most famous and beloved Austrian modernists, painted a lesser-known portrait of an Osu prince. After disappearing for decades, the reattributed work is now drawing crowds at a Dutch art fair.   Klimt Portrait Reemerges at TEFAF Maastricht   A Gustav Klimt...
Classical Wisdom
Art of the Etruscans Romans before the Romans
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup Lost and Found
over a year ago