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A Key Incident in the Education of Alexander of Macedon

...the crucial scene in the education of Alexander of Macedon (not yet The Great) who as a teenager was sent with one of Phillip’s marshals with a small force to deal with insurgents and raids on the frontier. On the way they encountered a stream of refugees, young people,

Geographic History

Geographic History

An idea formerly popular but now largely ignored is the influence of geography on history. However, like macrohistory or cliodynamics, there are a few hardy souls attempting to reinvigorate the concept. George Friedman gives a pretty good exposition at Stratfor: The American geography is an impressive one. The Greater Mississippi

More on Twentieth Century Science

From Daniel Lemire, a reflection on the prestige accorded to certain professions. I copied out a section from Daniel's post, and highlighted something relevant to my cocktail party theory of twentieth century science. I think that Matt’s decision might be hard to understand—at least, his departement

Mr. Windsor

In a strange bit of convergence between The Mote in God's Eye, and The King's Speech, we have this tidbit from the collected works of Robert Heinlein. And speaking of Naval princes—Lieut. Windsor (later George VI) was a turret officer in a British battlewagon that

Cycles: The Science of Prediction

[I discovered I accidentally deleted this book review during site maintenance. I reposted it and redirected the old URL to this page.] By Edward R. Dewey and Edwin F. Dakin Henry Holt and Company 1949 307 Pages; US$42.95 Cycles is a book from the youth of modern statistics.

Historical Trend in the Number of Breweries in the US

Historical Trend in the Number of Breweries in the US

I have heard it said many times that Prohibition killed the brewing industry in the United States, but from my friends at Mother Road Brewery I get a link to a nice graph from the Brewers Association showing the number of breweries in the United States since 1887. [big version]

Teddy Roosevelt once gave a speech lasting 90 minutes with a bullet in his chest