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Timeless ideas at the intersections of science, philosophy, critical thinking, and history.
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When
Stuff Happened
Doppler Effect for Sound and Light
Waves
1842
Science
Timeline
Neanderthal Art: Symbolic Thought
Ancient Humans
Before 64000 BCE
Upper Paleolithic
Science
Timeline
Checks and Balances
Controlling Authority
Separation of Powers
Matured about 1748.
Critical Thinking
Timeline
First Land Herbivore: Tyrannoroter heberti
Herbivores
307 million years ago
2026 Discovery Pushing Back Herbivores
Science
Timeline
Secular Spirituality Settles
Spirituality
Reference Date: 2200 CE (+/- 50 years)
Philosophy
Timeline
The First Flowers
Plant Evolution
By 130 Million Years Ago
Molecular analysis might push this back to 149 or maybe even 256 mya.
Science
Timeline
Ginkgo biloba — A Living Fossil in My Backyard
Plant Evolution
~270 million years ago (± 20 million years)
Increased light capture area
Science
Timeline
Voltaire
- Champion of Free Thought
Freedom of the Press
Born 1694, lived until 1778.
13 Generations Ago
Philosophy
Timeline