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Diet for a Large Planet

… of unparalleled proportions. Our reliance on unsustainable dietary choices and agricultural systems is causing problems … of our planet. Solutions from lab-grown food to vegan diets to strictly local food consumption are often … the last 200 years to explore how we developed our current diet heavy in meat, wheat, and sugar. He’ll explore how the …
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Seed Money: Monsanto's Past and Our Food Future

… us on an authoritative and eye-opening journey into how the company Monsanto came to have outsized influence over our … Seed Money: Monsanto's Past and Our Food Future … Welcome to Seed Money: Monsanto's Past and Our Food Future, brought to you by the History Department, the Clio …
A makeshift hospital in Iowa during the 1918 flu pandemic

Pandemics: Past, Present, Future

… for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this content do not necessarily … Dr. Thomas McDow Welcome to pandemics past, present and future. Coming to you from the History department at The … and science. Historians at OSU and elsewhere, have long studied pandemics, taught their lessons and preached …
Firefighters working on the San Diego wildfires in 2007.

San Diego’s Natural Disaster Wasn’t Entirely Natural

… The catastrophe in San Diego is not entirely a natural one. As with Katrina, it’s … humans. This week, two massive wildfires ignited in the San Diego County backcountry and began their march toward the … are offering time, money and supplies. Inter-agency communication is decidedly better. And the city owns a …
Top view of person serving themself a rice dish from a table of food

Food for Thought: Diet in History

… we shove into our mouths has shaped our cultures, our bodies, and our planet. ( Image Source )   … we shove into our mouths has shaped our cultures, our bodies, and our planet. So stay tuned.   Dr. Helen Veit   I am … fishing methods. So, you know, we might see a world in the future with very little fish. And, you know, I also think …

Kosovo's Year Zero: Between a Balkan Past and a European Future

… spelled out, in English, the word Newborn . Fireworks accompanied live appearances by pop stars and elected … independence an enormous legal problem that put at risk the future of international law as we know it. For these … (the Battle of Kosovo, when Ottoman forces defeated the Medieval Serbian state) or 1690 (when the Serbian Patriarch of …
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The EU: Past, Present, and Future

… a century ago. Today, the EU faces an unprecedented combination of challenges, including a lingering economic … host, Mark Sokolsky. Today we address the past, present and future of the European Union, that unique institution that … diplomacy and European affairs for the International Studies Department here at OSU. Chris Otter   I'm Chris Otter, …
Crowds of people in Kyiv, Ukraine

The Fate of Crimea, the Future of Ukraine, Part I

… history, how Crimea was absorbed into Russia, and what the future holds for Ukraine and the Crimean peninsula. ( Image … of the nation that Catherine had begun. Many, many died and many were killed. Then in 1954, Khrushchev … We wondering both how have the events in Crimea changed the future of the Ukraine? And then also, what should the United …
Genoa Park along the west bank of the Scioto River in Columbus, Ohio, United States

12/29/2014: Cities of the Future

… author Steven Conn talk about cities of the past and the future on WOSU's All Sides with Ann Fisher .     "In 2009 we … others believe cities are an ecological option for the future. We’ll talk about urban history, urban design and … urban renewal this hour." [Podcast description from WOSU's website ]    More of Steven Conn's work with Origins : The …
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What Victory in Yugoslavia May Mean for Future Wars

… to support their own operations, but Army Air Force commanders tried instead to amass all the planes they could … share of the military budget. What this will mean in the future is that what we have seen in Yugoslavia is likely to … enemy chooses to attack U.S. civilians, rather than soldiers, with bombs or missiles? If civilians once again …
Waiting for a Chinook, by C.M. Russell. Overgrazing and harsh winters were factors that brought an end to the age of the Open Range.

Dot-Coms and the Great Cattle Die-Off

… reward for reasonable risk. We're talking about the dot-com industries of the '90s, aren't we? Not this time. We're … investors didn't know the difference. The crash, the "big die-off," came the winter of '86-87. A harsh winter after a …
The flag of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).

A European Future for NATO?

… be France, not the United States, that guides NATO into the future. President Obama plans to deliver a speech in France … France is rejoining military NATO, the United States is becoming more distant. This may be the best way the United … is impossible. But NATO needs to invest in ideas for the future, decide on its priorities and begin to allocate …
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Afrofuturism: Constructing a Better Future

Grade Level
9-12
Teaching Area
World History since 1500
… The term Afrofuturism was coined by Mark Dery in 1993, but encompasses a long history of African American and African … and creative work. According to Yaszek (2006) “Afrofuturism addresses themes and concerns of the African … Afrofuturism: Constructing a Better Future …
Botanic Blooming sagebrush on the great plains

Why the Great Plains Are Dying

… experiencing a severe drought for nearly a decade, and the future only looks drier. One of the conclusions of the new … and dry places, like much of the American West, will become even more parched. John Wesley Powell is rolling over … public land in the West that resulted from Powell’s report died a slow procedural death. Events proved Powell right, of …

The UN, the WHO, and the Future of U.S. Diplomacy

… through an American-friendly model. These multilateral bodies allowed Washington officials to portray self-interested … policies as altruistic during the ideological competition of the Cold War. But these institutions and … country might benefit from working with them more in the future. The United States and the Origins of Supranational …
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From College Towns into Knowledge Towns: On the Future of Town/Gown Relations

… opportunity for “town and gown” to create dynamic, thriving communities. David Staley outlines a talent magnet strategy … David Staley is an historiographer, writer, designer, futurist, and journalist. He is an Associate Professor in the Departments of History, Design and Educational Studies at The Ohio State University. Nicholas Breyfogle …
Republican Party Logo.

Republicans Should Look Back to the Future

… a governors’ conference recently to consider their party’s future, many of them complained that conservatives had lost their way. They … and a progressive. Not many of today’s leaders offer that combination. At the recent governors’ conference only a few … Republicans Should Look Back to the Future …
JFK and Jackie Kennedy on a sailboat

Watching JFK Live and Die Years Later

… events of November 22, 1963, in Dallas. Conservative radio commentator Bill O’Reilly’s best-selling nonfiction book … The End of Camelot (authored with Martin Dugard, 2012) comes to life in a docudrama on the National Geographic … the first televised presidential debates. His death has come to symbolize the turmoil of the 1960s, a sharp turn …