The shipwrecks from John Franklin’s doomed arctic expedition were exactly where the Inuit said they would be ~humanities.history Article 15 votes
They don’t read very well: A study of the reading comprehension skills of English majors at two midwestern universities education.higher Article 5993 words 54 votes
The Viking Age is undergoing a revisionist transformation based on studies of artifacts and documents tying them to the Silk Road ~humanities.history Article 3731 words 18 votes
English is not normal. No, English isn’t uniquely vibrant or mighty or adaptable. But it really is weirder than pretty much every other language. ~humanities.languages Article 3327 words 27 votes
The epicenter of conspiracy belief: the economically left-leaning and culturally regressive spot in the political landscape Link 22 votes
Did the United States almost support Nazi Germany in WWII? (No) ~humanities.history Article 5287 words 10 votes
McCorry's Memoirs - Era 5: Blasts From the Past (1987-1992) ~humanities.history Article 62 481 words 2 votes
Stoicism’s appeal to the rich and powerful ~humanities.history Article 3625 words, published Mar 27 2019 23 votes
Antiqua et nova - Note on the relationship between artificial intelligence and human intelligence religion Article 9858 words 5 votes
An archeological revolution transforms our image of human freedoms ~humanities.history Article 3755 words 9 votes
How elite backlash to the populist reforms of the Gracchi brothers presaged the violent collapse of the Roman Republic ~humanities.history Article 3290 words 18 votes
The gossip trap - How civilization came to be and how social media is ending it ~humanities.history Article 8248 words 23 votes
A Man of Parts and Learning - The story behind a portrait of a black intellectual from the 1700s ~humanities.history Article 8053 words, published Nov 11 2024 5 votes
Dream logic: An essay on belief, superstition, and love religion philosophy Article 3060 words 7 votes
History is in the making - It's technology and ideas, not politics, that change our lives the most. History should reflect that. ~humanities.history Article 3123 words 10 votes
The price America paid for its first big immigration crackdown ~humanities.history Article 4704 words 29 votes
I now think a heretical form of Christianity might be true religion philosophy.religious Article 3230 words 17 votes
Review: Fears of a Setting Sun, by Dennis C. Rasmussen ~humanities.history Article 4424 words 8 votes
We may be close to rediscovering thousands of texts that had been lost for millennia. Their contents may reshape how we understand the Ancient World. ~humanities.history Article 5723 words 41 votes
Review: South Africa's Brave New World, by R.W. Johnson ~humanities.history Article 4773 words 6 votes
The Circassian genocide, Russian Empire's systematic mass murder, ethnic cleansing and expulsion of 95–97% of the Circassians, resulting in 1 to 1.5 million deaths during the Russo-Circassian War ~humanities.history Article 9547 words, published Apr 19 2023 26 votes
Inside Ziklag, the secret organization of wealthy Christians trying to sway the US election and change the country religion Article 3766 words 22 votes
Why are we here? On the philosophical possibilities of “cosmic purpose”. philosophy Article 6754 words, published Jan 19 2024 8 votes
Government without states (how to raise a tribal army in pre-Roman Europe, part II) ~humanities.history Article 5364 words 8 votes
Pigeons in the Arctic: Part III: Sir John Ross’s 1850-51 search for the lost Franklin Bay expedition ~humanities.history Article 3082 words, published May 17 2024 6 votes
Alexander the Great's untold story: Excavations in northern Greece are revealing the world that shaped the future king ~humanities.history Article 438 words 14 votes
Bread, how did they make it? Part IV: Markets, merchants and the tax man ~humanities.history Article 5785 words, published Aug 21 2020 7 votes
Unlocking the mystery of Paris' most secret underground society ~humanities.history Article 8280 words, published Apr 21 2011 14 votes