Literature

Literature

7mins
Astronomer Michelle Thaller explains the healing power of physics after losing her husband.
Reading between the lines of Dorothy’s adventure to the Emerald City.
Million Stories
A bearded man with outstretched arms and blue drapery appears to be in motion, depicted in a classical painting style that evokes the search for evidence for God.
4mins
There is no evidence for God as a “big being.” Is God something else?
John Templeton Foundation
classical composers
For centuries, men prevented women from writing music. These classical composers broke with social norms and made their mark on history.
socratic problem
Socrates lived during a time when people did not strive to separate fact from fiction. So how much of what we know about Socrates is true?
The Capture of Blackbeard
Many first-hand accounts from the golden age of piracy were grossly embellished, meaning it's extremely difficult to separate Blackbeard the legend from Edward Thatch the person.
Nietzsche painting
The German thinker wrote both treatises and songs. He approached each form of expression with the same level of interest.