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06/07/2020 - 12:31

At a time when the entire world is gearing up to cope with the coronavirus effect, economics professor Oded Galor remains quite at ease. “... →

28/06/2020 - 12:23

These people tried to improve the world, and succeeded, but also indirectly killed millions of people. That, at least, is the lesson of... →

22/06/2020 - 12:03

“A Lie Without Punishment,” blared the headline of the mass-circulation newsweekly Do Rzeczy, and the subhead added, “In his book about the... →

13/06/2020 - 12:41

Some scholars argued that changing the society’s name would be a step against racism and sexism, specifically in how academics research and... →

08/06/2020 - 12:17

DW: Professor Harari, we're in the midst of a global pandemic. What concerns you most about how the world is changing? ... →

25/05/2020 - 17:32

Nonetheless, in late 1916, the German army undertook a Judenzählung (“Jew count”) of serving soldiers to see if Jews were doing... →

18/05/2020 - 19:28

She is bound by certain generic constraints—for instance, the historian is not supposed to make up facts, characters, or dialogue, as the... →

13/05/2020 - 13:34

In the religious Jewish community, which relies upon tradition for its internal fortitude, this unprecedentedness has caused its own brand... →

03/05/2020 - 17:54

According to “Theodor Herzl: The Charismatic Leader,” a newly-released biography by historian Derek Penslar, Zionism’s founder struggled... →

26/04/2020 - 15:35

The Black Death wiped out half the population of Europe in the space of four years. In some places the mortality was far swifter and... →

12/04/2020 - 14:24

These estimates are based on the losses up to this point, but they don’t include indirect damage caused, for example, by the layoff of... →

29/03/2020 - 15:35

Clearly, a lot can happen in a decade—but innovation has to start somewhere. Based on what’s breaking through now, here are some trends... →

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