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February 2019
The ancient Assyrians deserve to be remembered for being pioneering builders and engineers
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December 2018 / January 2019
It may not be possible to know if we are living in a simulation — but perhaps we don’t need certainty
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October 2018
How a brilliant young Russian mathematician was blocked by blatant Soviet anti-Semitism
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July/August 2018
‘Arabic’ numerals came to Europe from India — but ancient Sumerians invented them
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