Editor’s Note: Yuval Noah Harari’s latest book, NEXUS: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI, arrives in September 2024. This new work delves into how information flow
It is worth recalling that the Crusades were largely a reaction to the rapid and triumphant rise of Islam. Within a single generation, Islam had emerged as the third great monotheistic faith,
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A recent historical discovery has reignited calls to test the remains of the Princes in the Tower, potentially resolving a centuries-old mystery surrounding their fate. Professor Tim Thornton’s find of a will
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Introduction This month we had the 107th anniversary of the 1917 October Revolution[i] (November 6–7 on the Gregorian calendar). It was a beacon of light for humanity pointing the way towards an
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Many have heard of Soviet intelligence officer Richard Sorge, who transmitted information to Moscow indicating that Japan was not planning to fight the USSR. Thanks to this, dozens of divisions from the
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“To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure.” ~ J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone “Jananam Shokam; Maranam Karunam ( from an ancient Sanskrit sloka. Birth is sorrow;
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Prehistory is a modern idea. The word was “coined” only in the 1830s. Before the 19th century, we didn’t know much about dinosaurs or cavemen, and fossils remained a scientific curiosity. When
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On October 1, 1949, the leader of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Mao Zedong (1893–1976) announced the creation of the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Three hundred thousand people gathered in
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Editor’s Note: Yuval Noah Harari’s latest book, NEXUS: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI, arrives in September 2024. This new work delves into how information flow
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