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Featured / history / language / reading / Science and Technology

Reading has a complicated history

In this podcast episode, Adrian Johns digs into the complex history of reading, from America’s Reading Wars to today’s fights over book bans.

conservation / economics / history / indigenous people / Society and Culture

Indigenous peoples still face effects of mass bison slaughter

Indigenous peoples are still feeling the economic shock of the mass slaughter of North American bison in the late 1800s, a new study shows.

Featured / history / LGBTQ / protests / race and ethnicity / racism / Society and Culture / United States

Book highlights legacy of civil rights leader Bayard Rustin

A new book examines the life and legacy of the March on Washington’s chief architect, Bayard Rustin.

art / Featured / history / Music / Society and Culture

What marks 2023 as hip-hop’s 50th anniversary?

When and how did hip-hop start? Two experts explain why August 11, 2023, is hip-hop’s 50th anniversary and why the milestone is important.

archaeology / DNA / history / Peru / Science and Technology

Ancient DNA reveals origins of Machu Picchu workers

Ancient DNA reveals for the first time where workers buried at Machu Picchu more than 500 years ago came from within the lost Inca Empire.

colonialism / government / history / Society and Culture / taxes

State revenue collection diverged in 20th century

The gap in state revenue collection between the West and the rest of the world occurred much later than commonly thought, say researchers.

colonialism / government / history / Society and Culture / taxes

State revenue collection diverged in 20th century

The gap in state revenue collection between the West and the rest of the world occurred much later than commonly thought, say researchers.

history / money / physics / Society and Culture / US history

How Ben Franklin’s paper money outwitted counterfeiters

Researchers have used physics to get a peek at the early history of American money—and Benjamin Franklin’s innovative way of making it.

history / money / physics / Society and Culture / US history

How Ben Franklin’s paper money outwitted counterfeiters

Researchers have used physics to get a peek at the early history of American money—and Benjamin Franklin’s innovative way of making it.

Featured / history / laws / slavery / Society and Culture / United States

Judges still cite cases in which enslaved people are property

“The pervasive influence of the law of slavery on contemporary American law raises hard questions,” says Justin Simard of the Citing Slavery Project.

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