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Getting a Scientific Message Across Means Taking Human Nature into Account

Getting a Scientific Message Across Means Taking Human Nature into Account

November 23, 2022

Yeah, I’m not hearing that. / Shutterstock By Rose Hendricks / 01.10.2017 PhD Candidate in Cognitive Science...

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The Emergence of Barbarian Kingdoms in Western Europe with the Dissolution of the Roman Empire

The Emergence of Barbarian Kingdoms in Western Europe with the Dissolution of the Roman Empire

January 11, 2017

Lecture by Dr. Paul H. Freedman / 09.21.2011 Chester D. Tripp Professor of History Chair, History of...

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Exploring Special Subjects on Pompeian Walls

Exploring Special Subjects on Pompeian Walls

January 11, 2017

Via dell’ Abbondanza, Pompeii / Wikimedia Commons Lecture by Dr. Diana E.E. Kleiner / 02.05.2009 Dunham Professor,...

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Research Advances in Ability to Scientifically Measure Pain

Research Advances in Ability to Scientifically Measure Pain

January 11, 2017

© Matthew Richardson at Heart Aching, throbbing, searing, excruciating – pain is difficult to describe and impossible...

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Trump Still Doesn’t ‘Get’ Russia and How This Works – ‘We Don’t Have It’ Is Of Course the Line

Trump Still Doesn’t ‘Get’ Russia and How This Works – ‘We Don’t Have It’ Is Of Course the Line

January 11, 2017

By John Prager / 01.11.2017 Russia — you know, that country whose leader orchestrated a hack of Donald...

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Herodotus and the Persian Wars: The First Historian’s First History

Herodotus and the Persian Wars: The First Historian’s First History

September 2, 2025

Bust of Herodotus / Wikimedia Commons Herodotus is the “Father of History” and—according to some—also the “Father...

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Expressionism: An Introduction

Expressionism: An Introduction

January 10, 2017

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Reclining Nude in Front of Mirror, 1909-1910, oil on canvas, 83.3 x 95.5 cm (Brücke-Museum,...

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The Importance of Listening in Effective Communication

The Importance of Listening in Effective Communication

February 24, 2022

By Dr. James S. Wrench / 11.30.2014 Professor of Communication and Media State University of New York,...

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Hellenistic Philosophy: Cynicism to Neoplatonism

Hellenistic Philosophy: Cynicism to Neoplatonism

July 28, 2024

A line drawing of Epictetus writing at a table with a crutch draped across his lap and...

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Classical Views of Disease: Hippocrates, Galen, and Humoralism

Classical Views of Disease: Hippocrates, Galen, and Humoralism

January 10, 2017

Asclepius or Hippocrates treating an ill woman, 5th century BCE marble relief / Wikimedia Commons Lecture by...

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After the “Fall”: The Transformation of the Roman Empire

After the “Fall”: The Transformation of the Roman Empire

July 11, 2025

Lecture by Dr. Paul H. Freedman / 09.19.2011Chester D. Tripp Professor of HistoryChair, History of Science and...

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Habitats at Herculaneum and Early Roman Interior Decoration

Habitats at Herculaneum and Early Roman Interior Decoration

December 15, 2021

Ruins of Herculaneum / Wikimedia Commons Lecture by Dr. Diana E.E. Kleiner / 01.29.2009 Dunham Professor, History...

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Adult Adoption – The Secret to Preserving Centuries-Old Japanese Family Businesses

Adult Adoption – The Secret to Preserving Centuries-Old Japanese Family Businesses

January 10, 2017

01.10.2016 Japan has one of the highest adoption rates in the world, with over 80,000 legal adoptions...

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Areopagitica: Milton’s Stance on Censorship and Licensing

Areopagitica: Milton’s Stance on Censorship and Licensing

November 17, 2024

Bust of John Milton / National Portrait Gallery, London Lecture by Dr. John Rogers / 10.01.2007 Professor...

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The Spooky World of Anne Armstrong, 1673

The Spooky World of Anne Armstrong, 1673

January 9, 2017

The Witches’ Sabbath, 1606 (oil on canvas) by Francken, Frans II the Younger (1581-1642); Victoria & Albert...

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Early Modern Households in England: Structures, Priorities, Strategies, Roles

Early Modern Households in England: Structures, Priorities, Strategies, Roles

May 7, 2025

The Medieval Manor House of Stoke Trister. / Ivy Leaves, Creative Commons By Dr. Keith Wrightson /...

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In Memoriam: Joyce Appleby (1929-2016)

In Memoriam: Joyce Appleby (1929-2016)

January 9, 2017

By Michael D. Hattem / 12.30.2016 PhD Candidate in Early American History Yale University Joyce Oldham Appleby...

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The Challenge Facing Libraries in an Era of Fake News

The Challenge Facing Libraries in an Era of Fake News

August 3, 2022

How can students think critically about information in today’s age? UBC Library Communications/flickr By Donald A. Barclay...

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Constantine and the Early Church

Constantine and the Early Church

January 9, 2017

Constantine statue remains / Wikimedia Commons By Dr. Paul Freedman / 09.07.2011 Chester D. Tripp Professor of...

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Lifestyles of the Roman Rich and Famous: Houses and Villas at Pompeii

Lifestyles of the Roman Rich and Famous: Houses and Villas at Pompeii

March 17, 2024

Via dell’ Abbondanza, Pompeii / Wikimedia Commons Lecture by Dr. Diana E.E. Kleiner / 01.27.2009 Dunham Professor,...

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Trump Breaks 60-Year Inaugural Tradition, Fires 89-Year-Old Parade Announcer

Trump Breaks 60-Year Inaugural Tradition, Fires 89-Year-Old Parade Announcer

January 9, 2017

Charles Brotman By Shannon Barber / 01.08.2017 Donald Trump is a heartless bastard. He has shown us...

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The Art of the Shahnama

The Art of the Shahnama

January 9, 2017

Whole page left, and detail, right: Sultan Muhammad, The Court of Gayumars, c.1522, 47 x 32 cm,...

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Why Aren’t People Eating in Medieval Depictions of Feasts?

Why Aren’t People Eating in Medieval Depictions of Feasts?

January 9, 2017

By Christine Sciacca / 11.23.2015 Curator of Manuscripts J. Paul Getty Museum When most people think of...

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Man Has Spent the Last 40 Years Living Alone in Colorado Ghost Town

Man Has Spent the Last 40 Years Living Alone in Colorado Ghost Town

January 9, 2017

01.09.2017 For the past four decades, billy barr – he insists his name be written with lower...

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House Republicans Change Rules to Protect Legislators from Federal Investigation

House Republicans Change Rules to Protect Legislators from Federal Investigation

January 9, 2017

JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images “Republicans revised House rules to shield lawmakers’ spending records from federal investigators. The change...

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Black Holes Hide in Our Cosmic Backyard

Black Holes Hide in Our Cosmic Backyard

January 8, 2017

NGC 1448, a galaxy with an active galactic nucleus hidden by gas and dust, is seen in...

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The Dark Ages of Ancient Greece

The Dark Ages of Ancient Greece

January 8, 2017

The Lion Gate was the main entrance of the Bronze Age citadel of Mycenae, southern Greece. It...

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‘The Tree of Commonwealth’: The Social Order in Sixteenth-Century England

‘The Tree of Commonwealth’: The Social Order in Sixteenth-Century England

January 8, 2017

The Tudors / Wikimedia Commons Lecture by Dr. Keith Wrightson / 09.08.2009 Randolph W. Townsend, Jr. Professor...

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Martin Shkreli Banned from Twitter for Stalking

Martin Shkreli Banned from Twitter for Stalking

January 8, 2017

By John Prager / 01.08.2017 Martin Shkreli is a creep — and not just because he raised...

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Relaxation in Japan’s Growing ‘Cat Cafes’

Relaxation in Japan’s Growing ‘Cat Cafes’

January 8, 2017

Cat cafe, Tokyo 2010. Hiroshi Otabe/AP/Press Association Images. By Lorraine Plourde / 01.05.2017 Cats are the stars...

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