Medieval violence
one anti-recommendation and two actual reading recs
U.S. has billions of dollars to wage war, but not for anything else
Colombia's President Petro at the UN General Assembly
Did a 1912 Newspaper Article Predict Global Warming?
A newspaper clipping from 1912 that anticipates the global warming potential of burning coal is authentic and consistent with the history of climate science.
Blood in the Machine
Brian Merchant on the Luddites and their view on technology and work.
Sonya Clark in 60 Seconds
artist Sonya Clark, "Monumental Cloth: The Flag We Should Know." at Cranbrook Art Museum
AI: An ancient nightmare?
how far back does our fascination with, and our fear of, AI extend?
Hannah Barker Lecture: The Most Precious Merchandise
The Florida State University Department of History welcomes Hannah Barker for her presentation, ‘That Most Precious Merchandise: The Mediterranean Trade in Black Sea Slaves, 1260-1500’ (Philadelphia: University ofPennsylvania Press, 2019).…
Smithsonian Podcast: Get Off My Lawn
The history of the American lawn
Tudor childhood: from dodging death to nursery rhymes
Nicholas Orme, author of new book Tudor Children, joined Emily Briffett to talk about the lives of young people in the era
Transgender Experiences in Weimar and Nazi Germany
Before 1933, Germany was a center of LGBT+ community and culture, with several renowned organizations serving and supporting trans and gender non-conforming people. Hitler’s Nazi government, however, brutally targeted the…