The Making of a Prehistoric Human by Peter Sahlins charts the ascent of an idea from prehistory to popular culture.
In the 19th century nascent copyright law allowed brands to use fine art in their advertising. It raised prestige, sales, and controversy.
On 6 October 1802 Ludwig van Beethoven confessed his despair at the loss of his hearing in the Heiligenstadt Testament.
Love and Trouble in a Marriage of Four by Susan Pedersen wonders whether a radical relationship might offer inspiration for a ...
It has been 60 years since the Aberfan disaster of 1966, but memories of corporate failings and injustice persist.
What’s the most exciting field in history today? The continuing retrieval of forgotten voices.’ ...
In 1938 a sensational spy trial exposed a Nazi plot to seduce and blackmail US officers. Despite America’s technological might, counterintelligence had been slow on the uptake. In November 1938 a New ...
Wikipedia turns 25 this year. Its success was not a given and reveals much about our changing relationship with information online. In July 2026, 25 years after Wikipedia’s launch, the New York Times ...
The geologist William Buckland worked through many theories about the creation of Earth and the biblical Flood. None of them were quite right. The Oxford University geologist William Buckland ...
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