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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 … Oranjudio. Song and Band information can be found on our website and we encourage our listeners to visit episode … Take, for instance, Abigail Adams’s famous “Remember the Ladies” letter, in which she implored her husband, John Adams, …
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 … been lifted, and negotiations for a new constitution had commenced. While political violence between the ANC and … South Africans in concentration camps. Tens of thousands died. The British consolidated South Africa in 1910 and gave …
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 … I am convinced. And I think many, many people who have studied this issue are convinced that humans drove those …
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 …

Colonizing Mars: Practicing Other Worlds on Earth

… Congress in Adelaide, Australia. Musk spoke about his company's plans for interplanetary travel and his belief in humanity's future as a multi-planet species . His proposed first stop: … be expected. In front of the assembled international audience of space enthusiasts and industry leaders, Musk …
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 … literary figures, one a playwright, the other a novelist, died almost simultaneously remains a coincidence full of … 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 …

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

… by any other intelligence agency,” especially as telecommunication technology advances. Perhaps surprisingly, … It was made instead in the 1970s by the Senate’s Church Committee when it held hearings on the activities of the … 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)
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

… countries experienced food riots. "Hunger seasons" have become the norm in many parts of the global south, and women … 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 …

The Unkept Promise of Nuclear Power

… attends Operation Plumbbob as Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, 1968 (left). The nuclear reactors at the 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

… This years Veterans Day comes in the wake of fierce political campaigning over which policies best serve the interest of U.S. soldiers. Again and again, candidates in the campaign that just … 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 …
Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History - The New Edition

Best in History Online: The Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History

… fantastic history sites from around the web. These are websites that – much like Origins – seek to bring history … This month, our Best in History Online highlights a website that allows scholars, students, teachers, and the … 7,500 works of art from the Met’s extensive collection. The website “is a reference, research, and teaching tool …

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 honoring … the national holiday from its pedestal. Memorial Day commemorates the men and women killed on the battlefield or …