Philology
the study of language in oral and written historical sources; it is the intersection of textual criticism, literary criticism, history, and linguistics with strong ties to etymology.
Radium Girls (Curie Eleison) // Rachel Sumner
A song about the radium girls
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