The Invention of the Corporation Part 2: Merchants and Monarchs—From Ancient Mesopotamia to Medieval Europe

Summary Youtube "Long Adolescence" of the Modern CorporationThis is the second installment of a series reading "The Company" ...
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After centuries of misogyny, women deserve reparations – but how much are they owed?

We need to talk about compensation for the crime of oppressing half the population, if only to acknowledge the harm that has ...

Rare French photographs at the Kimbell capture the birth of a medium

Kimbell Art Museum exhibition brings rare French photographs from the BnF to Fort Worth, tracing the birth of photography.

In the 19th century, mysterious glyphs from Easter Island drew scholarly attention; more than 150 years later, the Rongorongo script remains undeciphered

Researchers have provided new evidence that the rongorongo script could have emerged independently on Easter Island. A wooden ...
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Among inventors, gas lamps and mummies covered in indecipherable inscriptions

Zagreb offers a range of options for those who prefer cultural experiences. As well as the aforementioned Museum of Broken ...

40 Inventions And Discoveries That Are Known To Be Made By Men But They Were Actually Women’s Hard Work

Women are often seen as powerhouses because they can multitask, create, do, and manage it all at once. That’s also why ...

These 19th-century selfies might just be the most important photographs you’ve never heard of

In 1898, American photographer F Holland Day starved himself, grew his hair and photographed himself as Christ on the cross ...
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Transcript: Western Dominance Ended 25 Years Ago – Jeffery Sachs

In this lecture, economist Jeffrey Sachs explains how Asia’s rise since 1950 ended two centuries of Western economic ...

How was Margaret Knight able to turn her inventions into a business? Bridging the gap between 'technology' and the 'market'

I am confident in my skills, but they don't lead to work or income.”Even if you continue to polish your skills as they are, ...
Opinion

First American pope goes after Silicon Valley's favorite invention

Pope Leo XIV is the first American to lead the Roman Catholic Church in its 2,000-year history.
The Guardian

Nor’easter unearths pieces of 19th-century shipwreck in Massachusetts

Storm seems to have exposed segments of the Warren Sawyer, a wooden vessel that ran aground in 1884 The nor’easter storm that pummeled New England over the weekend looks to have exposed large segments ...
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Nor’easter unearths fragments of 19th century shipwreck on Nantucket

The powerful nor’easter pummeling the East Coast has uncovered what may be the remains of a 19th century shipwreck on Nantucket’s shore. Jason Graziadei, editor-in-chief of the Nantucket Current, ...