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May 304 min read
Napoleon - Part 4
On December 2, 1840, on the anniversary of his glorious victory at the battle of Austerlitz, Napoleon was given a proper funeral in Paris
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May 284 min read
Napoleon - Part 2
The man who would become known to history as Napoleon Bonaparte was born as Napoleone di Buonaparte on August 15, 1769. His birthplace was C
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May 273 min read
Napoleon - Part 1
How Napoleon became a general at the age of 24 before going on to revolutionize the French military
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Apr 114 min read
Sapiens - Part 9
In the future, Homo sapiens will transcend biological limits, eventually replacing itself with an entire new species
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Apr 103 min read
Sapiens - Part 8
Today’s global society, with its central belief in the power of capitalism, is a legacy of European imperialism
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Apr 95 min read
Sapiens - Part 7
The scientific revolution modernized humanity, paving the way for new technologies, imperialism and economic growth
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Apr 85 min read
Sapiens - Part 6
The emergence of empires and religion pushed humankind in the direction of global unification
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Apr 75 min read
Sapiens - Part 5
In order to facilitate trade in large communities, humans invented money and writing
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Apr 74 min read
Sapiens - Part 4
During the Agricultural Revolution, humans transformed from foragers into farmers, which led to exponential population growth
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Apr 64 min read
Sapiens - Part 3
The capacity for complex language gave Homo sapiens great advantages, allowing them to spread and thrive
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Apr 64 min read
Sapiens - Part 2
With the Cognitive Revolution, Homo sapiens acquired thinking and communication skills that allowed them to conquer the globe
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Apr 53 min read
Sapiens - Part 1
Although not the first humans, Homo sapiens came to replace all other human species on Earth
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Mar 13 min read
The Great Influenza - Final Part
"The Great Influenza" by John M. Barry is a comprehensive and gripping account of the 1918 influenza pandemic
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Mar 15 min read
The Great Influenza - Part 10
Long after the pandemic, scientists remained obsessed with finding a cure. For most, this quest ended in disappointment
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Feb 294 min read
The Great Influenza - Part 9
The pandemic slowly abated, but the true scope of its consequences is hard to fathom
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Feb 285 min read
The Great Influenza - Part 8
The US government’s inaction contributed to catastrophic loss of life all over the world
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Feb 274 min read
The Great Influenza - Part 7
America’s best scientists set about understanding what caused the virus, but their research only led to more questions
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Feb 274 min read
The Great Influenza - Part 6
The 1918 flu was quick, grisly, and more likely to come for the young and healthy
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