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 346: The World That Wasn’t

Posted January 15, 202401:15:14

 Henry Wallace was an Iowan, an accomplished geneticist who hybridized corn; an entrepreneur who co-founded Pioneer Hi-Bred to produce seed, still...

Episode 345: Ecology of Nations

Posted January 8, 202401:05:00

Some animals—like beavers, nesting ants, bees, and humans—actively reshape their environments to make them more favorable for their own species. ...

Intellectual Humility and Historical Thinking: Jonathan Zimmerman

Posted December 21, 202300:24:21

This is the first of my interviews with historians touching on questions of intellectual humility and historical thinking. Today conversation is with...

An Introduction to Disorder

Posted December 11, 202300:15:30

We’re going to do something a little differently in today’s episode of Historically Thinking, in that it's not an episode of Historically Thinking. Instead...

Episode 344: Founding Scoundrels

Posted December 4, 202301:06:43

“Founders” is a term that we typically use to refer to just a few men–usually the first four Presidents of the United States, plus Ben Franklin...