Creator of the first botanical gardens in the United States.
Elephants, Horses, and the Proportions of Paradise
Does each species have an optimal form?
Does each species have an optimal form?
Brilliant Visions: Peyote Among the Aesthetes
In 19th century that the powerful effects of mescaline began
In 19th century that the powerful effects of mescaline began
Flower Power: Hamilton’s Doctor and the Healing Power of Nature
Rebecca Rego Barry on David Hosack, the doctor who attended Alexander Hamilton to his duel (and death), and creator of one of the first botanical gardens in the United States, home to thousands of species which he used for his pioneering medical research.
Rebecca Rego Barry on David Hosack, the doctor who attended Alexander Hamilton to his duel (and death), and creator of one of the first botanical gardens in the United States, home to thousands of species which he used for his pioneering medical research.
Progress in Play: Board Games and the Meaning of History
Alex Andriesse looks at one popular incarnation in which these pieces progress chronologically through history itself, usually with some not-so-subtle ideological, moral, or national ideal as the object of the game.
Alex Andriesse looks at one popular incarnation in which these pieces progress chronologically through history itself, usually with some not-so-subtle ideological, moral, or national ideal as the object of the game.
Audobon’s Haiti
Christoph Irmscher reflects on Audubon’s complex relationship to his Haitian roots.
Christoph Irmscher reflects on Audubon’s complex relationship to his Haitian roots.
The Khan’s Drinking Fountain
Of all the things described in William of Rubruck’s account of his travels through 13th-century Asia, perhaps none is so striking as the remarkably ornate fountain he encountered in the Mongol capital
Of all the things described in William of Rubruck’s account of his travels through 13th-century Asia, perhaps none is so striking as the remarkably ornate fountain he encountered in the Mongol capital
H.G Wells and the Uncertainties of Progress
As Peter J. Bowler explores, for Wells the notion of a better future was riddled with complexities.
As Peter J. Bowler explores, for Wells the notion of a better future was riddled with complexities.