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Renaissance Maps of Paradise

Historian Alessandro Scafi on the four rivers of paradise, Calvin's mapping of Eden, and the first attempts to imagine heaven not on Earth

Shlomo Izre'el on the myths about the Hebrew language, its relations with Yiddish, and how children teach their parents

Greek and Roman meteorology

Historian and Philosopher of Science Liba Taub on the relations between myths and science, the ancient attempts at weather forecasting, and its impact on economics

The Conservatism of Edmund Burke

Historian Richard Bourke on the French Revolution, Marxism-Leninism, and the defense of liberty

Dante’s Heaven

Alessandro Scafi on Divine Comedy story line, the desire of God, and Mark Twain

The Concept of Sovereignty

Historian Richard Bourke on political community, history of political philosophy, and the modern struggle over the location of sovereignty

Medieval Mapping

Historian Alessandro Scafi on the Medieval knowledge about spherical form of the Earth, compass points on medieval maps, and role of history in mapping

Leonardo da Vinci

Historian of Art Martin Kemp on Leonardo da Vinci's intellectual contribution to engineering, Madonna Lisa, and the history of Earth

Archeologist Tim Reynolds on Mousterian tools, cross-species interactions, and Neanderthal language

Science Communication in Ancient Greece

Historian and Philosopher of Science Liba Taub on Aristotle, the cattle problem, and art as a means of science communication

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