A New Chapter: We’re Moving to Substack For years, this site has been the home for our deep history explorations. However, in the spirit of finding a better “flow” and maintaining the clarity needed to balance a very full life, I’ve decided to move all future long-form content and updates to a new home: Deep HistoryContinue reading “A New Chapter: We’re Moving to Substack”
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Clarity Is an Ethical Obligation in Science
One of the quiet truths of academic life is that confusion is rarely caused by a lack of intelligence. More often, it’s caused by overload. Students drowning in literature they were never taught how to read. Researchers buried under jargon they didn’t invent but are expected to wield fluently. Educators and museums trying to communicateContinue reading “Clarity Is an Ethical Obligation in Science”
The Origins of Art and Symbolic Thinking: A Course You Don’t Want to Miss
What makes us human? That’s a question that has shaped centuries of debate, sparked entire fields of research, and filled countless pages of philosophy, anthropology, and history. Yet, time and again, the answer draws us back to the same thread: our ability to make meaning through art and symbols. From ochre markings in Paleolithic cavesContinue reading “The Origins of Art and Symbolic Thinking: A Course You Don’t Want to Miss”