What to the Slave is the Fourth of July? ~humanities.history Article 10 509 words, published Jul 5 1852 12 votes
History as end: 1619, 1776, and the politics of the past ~humanities.history Article 5656 words, published Jun 8 2021 6 votes
Scientists and economists sold Karl Popper’s ‘falsification’ idea to the world. They have much to answer for philosophy Article 3141 words, published Feb 16 2021 7 votes
Statues of historical figures are lazy, ugly and distort history. From Cecil Rhodes to Rosa Parks, let’s get rid of them all. ~humanities.history Article 4524 words 10 votes
The filing cabinet was critical to the information infrastructure of the 20th-century. Like most infrastructure, it was usually overlooked. ~humanities.history Article 3354 words 10 votes
Introducing the pervert’s dilemma: A contribution to the critique of deepfake pornography philosophy Article 6260 words, published Nov 19 2019 13 votes
Bertrand Russell’s ‘scientific’ philosophy was a bulwark against nationalism philosophy Article 3990 words, published Feb 3 2020 5 votes
The existence of God and the beginning of the universe philosophy religion Article 7712 words 11 votes
The plan to kill Osama bin Laden—from the spycraft to the assault to its bizarre political backdrop—as told by the people in the room ~humanities.history Article 16 894 words, published Apr 30 2021 11 votes
The clockwork universe: A growing chorus of scientists and philosophers argue that free will does not exist philosophy Article 6173 words 11 votes
The Polish doctors who used science to outwit the Nazis ~humanities.history Article 7684 words, published Aug 14 2017 8 votes
Relative student ability is remarkably static and predictable from pre-K to college and beyond education Article 17 votes
José Epita Mbomo: The Spanish electrician who sabotaged the Nazis ~humanities.history Article 3019 words, published Mar 1 2021 7 votes
American special operations forces have become a major military player - and maybe a substitute for strategic thinking ~humanities.history Article 5074 words 7 votes
The limits of argument — why rational debate doesn’t often change minds philosophy Article 3411 words 15 votes
How Israel built a nuclear program right under the Americans' noses ~humanities.history Article 4849 words 7 votes
The last handoff: How the Obama-Trump Presidential transition led to chaos ~humanities.history Article 8581 words 7 votes
The history of Yellowstone: Debunking the myth that the great national park was a wilderness untouched by humans ~humanities.history Article 4979 words 5 votes
Joseph Rainey was the United States' first Black congressman ~humanities.history Article 5878 words 6 votes
Observers have long warned of rising forced labor in Xinjiang, China. Satellite images show factories built just steps away from cell blocks. religion Article 4191 words 19 votes
The world's most important body of water: The history of the South China Sea and four men who helped shape it ~humanities.history Article 4084 words 6 votes
The Skeleton Lake - Genetic analysis of human remains found in the Himalayas has raised baffling questions about who these people were and why they were there anthropology Article 6105 words 11 votes
The curse of the buried treasure - Two metal-detector enthusiasts discovered a Viking hoard. It was worth a fortune—but it became a nightmare. ~humanities.history Article 8055 words 5 votes
The next decade could be even worse: A historian believes he has discovered iron laws that predict the rise and fall of societies. He has bad news. ~humanities.history Article 5121 words 24 votes