Most people don’t remember math class, but they do remember Pythagoras. Greek philosopher and mathematician, he is credited with one of the handiest formulae any school student could know: A squared ...
Ancient Egyptian bust. How did ancient cultures view the mind, the brain, and their relationships? Source: Julia Kadel | Unsplash The German psychologist Hermann Ebbinghaus wrote in 1908 that ...
“The Secret Lives of Numbers,” by Kate Kitagawa and Timothy Revell, highlights overlooked contributions to the field by ancient thinkers, non-Westerners and women. By Alec Wilkinson Alec Wilkinson is ...
Ancient scientists can be easy to dismiss. Greek philosopher Thales of Miletus, often described as the West’s first scientist, believed the whole Earth was suspended on water. Roman encyclopaedist ...
HANGZHOU, China, Nov. 05, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- An innovative international documentary, When Socrates Met Confucius, is poised for its upcoming debut on Jiangsu Satellite TV and broadcasters in ...
(THE CONVERSATION) Reparations to Black Americans for centuries of slavery and oppression have been discussed for a long time. But ever since journalist and author Ta-Nehisi Coates wrote “The Case for ...
Friday essay: from political bees to talking pigs – how ancient thinkers saw the human-animal divide
Julia Kindt received funding from the Australian Research Council (ARC) and is a member of the Sydney Environment Institute. What makes us human? What (if anything) sets us apart from all other ...
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