Digital Archives Give You Free Access to Thousands of Historical Children’s Books | Open Culture — Read on http://www.openculture.com/2020/03/digital-archives-give-you-free-access-thousands-of-historical-childrens-books.html
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The Philosopher and the Detectives: Ludwig Wittgenstein’s Enduring Passion for Hardboiled Fiction | CrimeReads
The scene is London; the year, 1941. Ludwig Wittgenstein, likely the greatest philosopher of the twentieth century, has taken a hiatus from his Cambridge professorship to do…… Read more “The Philosopher and the Detectives: Ludwig Wittgenstein’s Enduring Passion for Hardboiled Fiction | CrimeReads”
Jules Verne’s Most Famous Books Were Part of a 54-Volume Masterpiece, Featuring 4,000 Illustrations: See Them Online | Open Culture
Not many readers of the 21st century seek out the work of popular writers of the 19th century, but when they do, they often seek out the…… Read more “Jules Verne’s Most Famous Books Were Part of a 54-Volume Masterpiece, Featuring 4,000 Illustrations: See Them Online | Open Culture”
Women in Science & Engineering on Nautilus: How I Rewired My Brain to Become Fluent in Math
As I discovered, having a basic, deep-seated fluency in math and science—not just an “understanding,” is critical. It opens doors for many of life’s most intriguing jobs.…… Read more “Women in Science & Engineering on Nautilus: How I Rewired My Brain to Become Fluent in Math”
‘We’ve Already Survived an Apocalypse’: Indigenous Writers Are Changing Sci-Fi – The New York Times
Dimaline, along with Waubgeshig Rice, Rebecca Roanhorse, Darcie Little Badger and Stephen Graham Jones, who has been called “the Jordan Peele of horror literature,” are some of…… Read more “‘We’ve Already Survived an Apocalypse’: Indigenous Writers Are Changing Sci-Fi – The New York Times”
One of the Oldest Buddhist Manuscripts Has Been Digitized & Put Online: Explore the Gandhara Scroll | Open Culture
One of the Oldest Buddhist Manuscripts Has Been Digitized & Put Online: Explore the Gandhara Scroll | Open Culture — Read on http://www.openculture.com/2020/08/one-of-the-oldest-buddhist-manuscripts-has-been-digitized-put-online.html
Don’t Believe History Repeats Itself? Read This Book – The New York Times
In Emma Donoghue’s arresting new page-turner of a novel, “The Pull of the Stars,” an urban hospital is overwhelmed by victims of a cruel new disease. The…… Read more “Don’t Believe History Repeats Itself? Read This Book – The New York Times”
The plague novel you need to read is by Bachmann, not Camus | Psyche Ideas
In Ingeborg Bachmann’s Malina, the plague isn’t a biological virus, it doesn’t cause lockdowns, but it is killing us — Read on psyche.co/ideas/the-plague-novel-you-need-to-read-is-by-bachmann-not-camus
The Best Books on Turkish History | Five Books Expert Recommendations
Turkey is rediscovering its Ottoman past, says the British professor living in Ankara. He picks five books for compelling insights into Turkish history. — Read on fivebooks.com/best-books/turkish-history-norman-stone/
Media Literacy & Fake News: A Syllabus | JSTOR Daily
In some ways, the entire mission of JSTOR Daily is about media literacy. Our goal is to provide scholarly context to the news using the methodical thinking…… Read more “Media Literacy & Fake News: A Syllabus | JSTOR Daily”
