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HISTORY
Featured Story
Science
Story
Genus Dryopithecus: Cultural Transmission Emerges
Evolution
Dryopithecus gives us a window into a key evolutionary bridge: knowledge moving from one life to the next. A young ape did not have to discover everything alone. It could watch, copy, remember, and survive better. That simple transfer of information helped prepare the path toward teaching, tradition, and human learning.
Featured QUOTE
History
Quote
“The first person who thought of saying ‘This is mine’ was the real founder of civil society.”
- Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- 1755
Social Constructs
Submitted as an entry to a competition sponsored by the Academy of Dijon, which posed a question on the origin of inequality.
A Social Construct is a shared non-natural belief; created and maintained by groups; and they shape reality.
Featured FAQ
Philosophy
FAQ
Is poverty caused by scarcity?
Group Ethics
The Earth has enough resources for every person to live with dignity. The problem is not that nature failed to provide. The problem is how human systems distribute, waste, hoard, and prioritize those resources. People have a yearly income and they accumulate wealth. It is sad that a dozen billionaires now own as much wealth as the poorest four billion people on Earth. The fact that global billionaire wealth has surged to an all-time high of over $18 trillion is not just unfortunate, it reveals something is broken.
Updated Tidbits
History
Quote
“Nothing is enough for the man to whom enough is too little.”
- Epicurus
- 300 BCE
Contentment
06 Jun 2026
(Updated 2 weeks ago)
History
Story
Augustine of Hippo
- Saint Augustine
Situational Ethics
06 Jun 2026
(Updated 3 weeks ago)
06 Jun 2026
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World History
The Human Story in Time
World history from prehistory to our time.
History traces the arc of humanity from the earliest hominin artifacts through post-medieval civilization and into what we call “Our Time.” It studies how ideas, cultures, technologies, and power structures evolve under real-world pressures. Dates are not arbitrary—they frame how we interpret meaning, continuity, and change.
Deep-Dive Articles
Education: On Testing in Schools
Anonymous practice tests help teachers spot knowledge gaps and teach more effectively.
No Kings Has Deep Historical Roots
Recent protests reflect the timeless struggle to limit power and oppression using checks and balances.
Pragmatism and Pythagoras
Pythagoras exemplifies rational pragmatism and reminds us that authority is often topic specific. Choose your authorities carefully, because good authority is usually limited to a ...
Women’s Rights History in 3 Minutes!
History shows that when rights are left to the states, they’re often lost, limited, or delayed. Check out the story of women's rights from gaining ...
Confucius and the Analects: His Teachings, No Doubt
Honor the life you are standing in. Spirituality is lived in the present role: with respect, sincerity, restraint, gratitude, and care.
Must-Reads
Ancient History
Pragmatism and Pythagoras
Pythagoras exemplifies rational pragmatism and reminds us that authority is often topic specific. Choose your authorities carefully, because good authority is usually limited to a ...
Ancient Humans
The Evolution of Vocabulary in Ancient Humans
The evolution of language is the evolution of communication. From touch which evolved about 800 million years ago to human words. Along the journey, communication ...
Ancient History
Echoes of the Self: Exploring Consciousness Across the Ages
Consciousness is the capacity for awareness; animals add subjective experience, and humans add self-reflection and inquiry.
New Ideas
Ancient Humans
Holistic Paleolithic Framework: A New Look at Prehistory
A new look at dividing up the paleolithic era switches from lower, middle, and upper to Stone, Fire, Cultural, Symbolic, Cognitive, and prehistory ending specifically ...
Ancient Humans
EQ: The Story of Ancient Human Brains
Ancient human brains evolved gradually over millions of years, with important bursts of change, producing minds that were often far more capable than traditional stories ...
Updated Articles
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24 Dec 2019
Debut
History
Article
The Anti-Vaxxer Movement and the Scientific Method
Vac
Tue 24 Dec 2019
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Updated 4 weeks ago.
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13 Oct 2019
History
Article
The Evolution of the Holy Bible: 12 Bible Problems
Holy Bible
Sun 13 Oct 2019
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Updated 1 month ago.
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History
Article
Confucius and the Analects: His Teachings, No Doubt
The Analects
Wed 25 Sep 2024
(2 years ago)
Updated 1 month ago.