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Book Cover of Brain, Mind and Internet: A Deep History and Future By: David J. Staley

9/22/2014 Hot off the Presses: Your Brain on the Internet

… Brain, Mind and Internet: A Deep History and Future   A new book from Ohio State historian  David J. … our thoughts in permanent symbolic form outside of our bodies via Venus figures, body paint markings and cave … of the mind." [Book description from the publisher's website .] …

Punishing the Past: Presidential Elections in Times of Crisis (1932, 1968, 2008)

… implement would achieve that dream, ushering in a golden future. Nothing surprising in that. Political campaigns are … for the political party whose policies promise the best outcome. But if we had any way to make such calculations—if we … an unknown who ascended to the presidency when Roosevelt died in 1945. He then accidentally presided over the end of …
Suffragettes protest for the right to vote

Prologued Podcast celebrating the 19th Amendment Centennial

… for insight and entertainment about the past, present, and future. Find new episodes here or subscribe to Prologued on … Take, for instance, Abigail Adams’s famous “Remember the Ladies” letter, in which she implored her husband, John Adams, … it into a vehicle which will organize a massive march to coincide with the first inauguration of President Woodrow …
Space Shuttle Columbia launching

Can We Boldly Go There Any More?

… atmosphere. The second fact will be relearned in the coming weeks as we emerge from our shock at this tragedy and … of space is not how many astronauts and cosmonauts have died, but how few. Though there have been several close … whether the real ones or the Star Trek characters from the future, just as pilots did in the 1920s and 1930s. They …
These false killer whales were part of an MSE in Flinders Bay, Australia, July of 1986.

Washed Ashore: Marine Mammals from Medieval Times to Today

… 78 whales restranded the following day, and at least 100 died. Although the exact cause of the stranding remains … and tied to ropes and anchors off the bay, left to decompose within the ecosystem. Europeans who lived in the … bears its name. At some point in the following decade (he died in 684), a group of 237 porpoises was involved in a …

South Africa: Twenty-Five Years Since Apartheid

… In 1991, the future of South Africa held tremendous promise. After … South Africans in concentration camps. Tens of thousands died. The British consolidated South Africa in 1910 and gave … speech was full of hope for the future. Building on a term coined by Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Mandela described South …
A rhino standing on the beach

The Sixth Extinction and Our Unraveling World

… animal and plant diversity, and what this may mean for the future of life on earth. ( Image Source ) … we've invited two guests to discuss the past, present and future of diversity on earth, and what we can learn from … of extinctions. And that seems like too much to just be coincidence. So it's possible that quite possible that this, …
Image of Shirley Chishorm, Hillary Clinton, Condaleeza Rice, and Kamala Harris

The New Normal (Prologued, Season 1, Episode 8)

… the last seven weeks and forward to what this means for the future of women in American politics.  … women in public office continues to expand, what does the future of American women's politics hold? This is different … only on that, then they went and found that a lot of studies are done only on men, because women, it'd be more of an …
Statue of Sancho Panza in Madrid, Spain

Kindred Spirits: Shakespeare and Cervantes in Life and Death

… Shakespeare (1564-1616) and Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616) died, like Thomas Jefferson and John Adams, on the very same … the other a novelist, died almost simultaneously remains a coincidence full of symbolism. They were kindred spirits. … the rights of his novel to a printer. He was buried in a common grave. Most profoundly, our modern sensibility is …
A red AIDS ribbon outlined in candles

The Global History of HIV

… for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this content do not necessarily … Dr. Nicholas Breyfogle  Welcome, everyone, to "The Global History of HIV," brought to … recalling the 38, the 32 point 7 million people who have died from HIV and its related illnesses in the near, the …

The Human Use of Human Beings: A Brief History of Suicide Bombing

… 9/11, reveals a great deal about the phenomenon we have come to know as suicide bombing. First, a radical left-wing … to be a dangerous security nuisance for the foreseeable future. A decade after the attacks on the World Trade … such as faith or community. Historically, the decision to die on behalf of others has been the right of the …
Earth covered in trees and water

"Pale Blue Dot": History of Our Environment

… History share how environmental history informs our shared future in a world confronted by pandemics, climate change, … who believes history can be used to create a sustainable future for his two young boys, River and Blue. Folks, you … we'd want to think about and some of them may be in the audience today are young people, especially associated with …
Illustration of the duel between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr (1887)

The Hamilton-Burr Duel

… in American history. Burr fatally wounded Hamilton, who died the next day. Hamilton’s premature death transformed … of Lin Manuel Miranda’s musical Hamilton , he has also become a pop culture icon. Meanwhile, as the character of … of the Hamilton-Burr duel many leading figures, including future president Andrew Jackson, fought a duel to preserve …

America's "Big Brother": A Century of U.S. Domestic Surveillance

… by any other intelligence agency,” especially as telecommunication technology advances. Perhaps surprisingly, … Sullivan, the first FBI Counter Intelligence Program (COINTELPRO) was launched. COINTELPRO was the next stage of … demonstrates that the NSA has been keeping it informed. The Future of Domestic Surveillance That the NSA was found to …
Cover A Revolution in Taste The Rise of French Cuisine, 1650–1800 by Susan Pinkard.

Bon Appetit, Historically Speaking

Review of A Revolution in Taste: The Rise of French Cuisine, 1650-1800 , by Susan Pinkard (Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 2009)
… someone discussing the importance of fresh and local ingredients.  Many cookbooks published in past ten years promise … like a recent fad, but in fact concerns about local ingredients and simple cooking methods began centuries ago.  … debates about food in the Enlightenment.  These books combine descriptions of food and ingredients with innovative …
Haze obscuring image of rooftops in China

The Greening of China?

… great paradox. With its fast-growing economy, China has become the leading producer of CO2 (though not on a per-capita basis). Simultaneously, it has become the world's leading producer of green and renewable … environment, and what global role China might play in the coming years in confronting climate change. ( Image Source ) …

Feast and Famine: The Global Food Crisis

… invariably generates a shift to a more "western" style diet, which involves rising meat consumption, which in turn … allowed speculation: the Liverpool corn exchange authorized futures trading in 1883. This food system also displaced … version of carbophobia, William Gull (a royal doctor) coined the term anorexia nervosa to refer to a condition he …

The Unkept Promise of Nuclear Power

… electricity and perform other modern miracles. His speech coincided with a push to develop nuclear power at Hanford. … the quest to use the peaceful atom to build a utopian future has been marked by limited success, by failures and … but in reality private firms came to rely on federal subsidies while they complained about excessive regulation. The …
Joseph Ambrose, an 86-year-old World War I veteran, attends the dedication day parade for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in 1982. Wearing a doughboy uniform like the ones used during the war, he is holding an American flag. It covered the casket of his son Clement, who was killed in the Korean War.

Tributes of Silence, the Honor of Words

… over which policies best serve the interest of U.S. soldiers. Again and again, candidates in the campaign that just … we listen to the actual words of these men and women. By a coincidence of the calendar, Americans have found in annual … need not politicize the Veterans Day services of the future. Wartime writing reveals an enormous range of …

China Dreams and the “Road to Revival”

… 29, 2012, newly appointed General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Xi Jinping gave a speech that would … competition, can be heard on Dragon TV; and state-sponsored websites devoted to the China Dream litter the Internet. The … for Xi to assert his vision of China’s dream for the future. Standing in front of a display devoted to Deng …

Aerial Torpedoes, Buzz Bombs, and Predators: The Long Cultural History of Drones

… of the mounting controversy, the president reminded his audience that, “from the Civil War to our struggle against … us from the ravages of modern warfare, or if they will become the appliances of Orwellian control. What is remarkable … phenomena: heralds of human accomplishment and hope for the future, signs of inhuman depravity portending society’s …
North College Hill, Ohio, USA, Memorial Day parade, 2004, by Rick Dikeman.

A Vanishing American Remembrance?

… May 30 as Decoration Day at national cemeteries to honor soldiers who died in service. Gen. Logan's order spoke only to … the national holiday from its pedestal. Memorial Day commemorates the men and women killed on the battlefield or … Memorial Day Parade was organized in Washington, D.C., to coincide with the dedication of the World War II Memorial. …