Historically Thinking

We believe that when people think historically, they are engaging in a disciplined way of thinking about the world and its past. We believe it gives thinkers a knack for recognizing nonsense; and that it cultivates not only intellectual curiosity and rigo

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Episode 369: Horse

Posted July 29, 2024

More than any other creature, it has proven itself over millennia to be man’s best and most useful  friend. At first it was just another prey animal,...

Episode 368: Mosquito

Posted July 22, 202401:03:32

It is without question the most lethal predator in the history of the planet.  It has killed more humans than any other single cause of death—something...

Episode 367: Bloody Tuesday

Posted July 15, 202401:08:51

Episode 366: Longing for Connection

Posted July 8, 202401:04:33

Does knowing a lot of facts about the historical past – say, of early America – make us feel closer to it? Or is something else required? How can...

Episode 365: Chesapeake Bay Sea Monster

Posted July 1, 202401:11:52

In 1978, along the shoreline of the Potomac River in Westmoreland County, Virginia, people began to see…something…out in the water. Whatever it...