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Suprising Globalizers: The Mongols

When Genghis Khan first united the fractious Mongol tribes in 1206, (1) few could have predicted that a group of illiterate nomads with...

4 days ago13 min read

The Greek Miracle: What Powered Antiquity’s Greatest Leap?

Before the Greeks, civilizations like Egypt and Babylon, despite their wealth and rich culture, all seemed to hit an intellectual...

Apr 2813 min read

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Suprising Globalizers: The Mongols

When Genghis Khan first united the fractious Mongol tribes in 1206, (1) few could have predicted that a group of illiterate nomads with...

4 days ago13 min read

How China Invented Modern Money and Sparked an Economic Revolution

Picture a medieval European, clutching a sack of coins, being told that a scrap of paper—backed by nothing but a promise—could buy a...

May 67 min read

The Greek Miracle: What Powered Antiquity’s Greatest Leap?

Before the Greeks, civilizations like Egypt and Babylon, despite their wealth and rich culture, all seemed to hit an intellectual...

Apr 2813 min read

How Money Conquered the World

Around 600 BCE, in the sun-drenched hills of Lydia (modern-day Turkey), King Croesus's ambition and mineral wealth birthed a revolution:...

Apr 107 min read

Will AI and Biotech create a new Sapiens?

And Now What? We face a pivotal time for humanity. We fumbled badly in one prior pivot in human history; did better for a stretch with another. What happened then and how will we fare this time? We explore these questions by weaving together recent research in science and the humanities to take a fresh look at human history and gain insights into what's ahead.