There were many potential sympathizers to the cause. By Mark CartwrightHistorian Introduction A group of German generals...
History
Mesopotamians knew the theorem probably a full millennium earlier. By Dr. Jesús Pedro Zamora BonillaProfessor of Philosophy...
Laying the groundwork for the explosion of mathematical knowledge. By Dr. Victor Joseph KatzProfessor of Mathematics EmeritusUniversity...
They needed to reform their education system to keep up with Western rivals. By Dr. Irem Aslan...
Disfigured faces were “read” and commented on in medieval texts. Introduction This esssay will ask whether acquired...
The body had to be reimagined as something humans could mold. Introduction The human body today has...
Some were alarmed when spectacles began to proliferate in the 19th century. “Why do we see so...
Economic status was largely determined by access to land. By Dr. Robin OsborneEmeritus Professor of Ancient HistoryUniversity...
Earliest economies were driven by agriculture. Curated/Reviewed by Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate Introduction In the history of economic...
The poverty thresholds were developed in 1963. By Gordon M. Fisher Introduction In recent years there has...
The evolution of pathogens over millennia. By Dr. José Ramón Alonso PeñaProfessor of Cell BiologyUniversity of Salamanca...
The people of the plains had lived in the region for around 13,000 years. Introduction The Plains Indians (also...
Novels tapped into communal fears. By Dr. Andrea Kaston TangeProfessor of EnglishMacalester College Introduction Modern medicine has...
Europe was a patchwork of relatively small territories and cities. By Dr. Lars BehrischAssistant Professor of International...
The Malthusian model has been very influential. This is presented in three periods: Early Modern (1500-1800), Modern (1800-1900),...
Three major waves of border changes in 20th-century Europe. By Dr. Lorena De VitaAssistant Professor of HumanitiesUtrecht...
Investigating the Sino-British tea barter trade. By Dr. Yuan YaoProfessor of MathematicsThe Hong Kong University of Science...
Her life reads like an epic. By Dr. Diego Javier LuisAssistant Professor of HistoryTufts University Introduction Jan....
Cloud collars fell out of fashion after the Qing dynasty. When you looked at this image of...
Renaissance paintings, medieval archives, cloistered orchards. By Mark SchapiroLecturer in JournlismUniversity of California, Berkeley When Isabella Dalla...
The cookbook’s central role in domestic ideologies. The trouble with studying historical recipes is that they are...
The potato war first started in the states. Introduction Most debates in the House are settled on...
Old Babylonian scribal education. Curated/Reviewed by Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate Introduction and Archaeological Evidence An eduba[a] (‘house where tablets...
New content and process. By Dr. Noam YuchtmanProfessor of Managerial Economics and StrategyThe London School of Economics...
Words mediate the world and the self. By Dr. Andrew HuiAssociate Professor of HumanitiesYale-NUS College, Singapore Sant’Andrea...
Evidence shows it actually started even earlier. By Dr. Martinus Ariya SetaDosenUniversitas Sanata Dharma Introduction Most people,...
It caused something of a Christmas revival. By Mark CartwrightHistorian Introduction How we celebrate Christmas today is...
Boxing Day has medieval origins. By Dr. Robert CrawfordProfessor of AdvertisingRMIT University Introduction The Boxing Day sales...
Just a reminder of humanity. By Dr. Ray RastAssociate Professor of HistoryGonzaga University Introduction Irving Berlin was a...
Pyjamas and silk scarves. By Dr. Bethany BideLecturer in Design and Cultural TheoryUniversity of Leeds Introduction Christmas...