Historically Thinking
We believe that when people think historically, they are engaging in a disciplined way of thinking about the world and its past. We believe it gives thinkers a knack for recognizing nonsense; and that it cultivates not only intellectual curiosity and rigo
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Episode 190: Porcelain
In 1709, one of the great European technological achievements of the 18th century was realized—the reverse engineering of a formula for porcelain...
Episode 189: Keeping in Time
Beginning in the Middle Ages, western culture became increasingly interested in regulating society through the precise, accurate measurement of time....
Episode 188: The Amateur Hour, or, A History of Why College Professors Can’t Teach
In 2008 when Jonathan Zimmerman received a teaching award, his dean introduced him by telling the assembled audience what he books and scholarly articles...
Episode 187: The Light Ages
Hello, in 1951 a young historian of science named Derek Price was examining a medieval manuscript in the library of Peterhouse College in Cambridge....
Episode 186: Think More Like Shakespeare
Based simply on the title, I never would have thought I would be recording a conversation with someone who wrote a book titled How to Think Like Shakespeare:...
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