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Human history: Handshaking horrors explained
Penelope J. Corfield, from Royal Holloway, University of London, offers an intriguing examination of the perils of shaking hands in human history.
Historians, archives, and the stories we create
Learning about history through archives can help historians expand the way they acquire and interpret information. Cecilia Morgan, from the University of Toronto, discusses how archives have influenced her own research.
Memorise: New digital approaches for Nazi persecution storytelling
Stefan Jänicke, Professor of Data Science at the University of Southern Denmark, introduces MEMORISE, a project focusing on new digital approaches to storytelling about Nazi persecution.
Karl Popper and Michael Polanyi: Two 20th century philosophers of science and their present-day...
Ute Deichmann, Director of the Jacques Loeb Centre for the History and Philosophy of Science at the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, discusses two prominent 20th-century philosophers and their distinctive but equally significant approaches to science.
![‘Two Merchants Shaking Hands’ (c.1776), engraved by Thomas Bewick. [British Museum Prints & Drawings, no: 1882,0311.3998]](https://www.openaccessgovernment.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/handshake-image-218x150.jpg "Human history: A socio-cultural examination of handshaking")
Human history: A socio-cultural examination of handshaking
Penelope J. Corfield, from Royal Holloway, University of London, offers an intriguing exploration of the social and cultural significance of handshaking throughout human history.
Transnational flows of living cultural heritage: African screen media in the world
Dr. Sheila Petty, FRSC, Professor of Media Studies and SaskPower Research Chair in Cultural Heritage, at the University of Regina, explores transnational movements of living cultural heritage in African screen media.
Will psychedelic research and the ‘psychedelic renaissance’ create another generational divide?
Erika Dyck, Canada Research Chair in History of Health & Social Justice at the University of Saskatchewan, discusses changing attitudes to psychedelics and the challenges in forming a strong evidence base from available psychedelic research.
AI and modern experimental biology: A historical perspective
Ute Deichmann, Director of the Jacques Loeb Centre for the History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, discusses the adoption and limitations of Artificial Intelligence within modern experimental biology.
Chicken or egg? Pursuing historical context
Charles W Carter Jr, Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, explores prebiotic processes from the historical context enabling the emergence of translation.
Ancient history: A postcolonial view on Roman identity
Prof Dr Felix K Maier, Professor for Ancient History at University of Zurich, explores the paradoxical dynamics of different identities in the multicultural Roman Empire.
Applications of discrete computation in paleoclimate systems
In this earth climate system focus, Michael R. Gipp, Acting President from Marine Mining Corp, details the applications of discrete computation in paleoclimate systems.
Bringing history to the surface: How do historical investigations affect the ways we view...
Associate Professor of Anthropology, Dr Liza Gijanto, outlines how archaeological and historical investigations are vital in revealing important insights into society’s past.
The question of being ‘Roman’: Examining ancient history more closely
Professor for Ancient History at the University of Zurich, provides an intriguing and instructive analysis of the question of being ‘Roman’ in his most recent ancient history focus.
The history of psychedelics and why psychedelic stories matter
Erika Dyck delves into the history of psychedelics, exploring how these substances have piqued the interest and influenced the attitudes of individuals across academia, culture, and medicine.
Switching between different identities, the example of Paul the Apostle
Prof Dr Felix K Maier, Professor for Ancient History at University of Zurich, uses the example of Paul the Apostle to illustrate switching between different identities.
A search for primary evidence of Earth’s ancient atmosphere and climate
Robert Rainbird, a research scientist working for the Geological Survey of Canada, a division of Natural Resources Canada, looks at the geological evolution of...
Optical character recognition for ancient non-alphabetic scripts
Shai Gordin, Senior Lecturer at Digital Pasts Lab in Ariel University, looks at the deciphering of ancient non-alphabetic scripts, and the technology we use to understand it.
Who am I? Multicultural identities in the Roman Empire
Prof Dr Felix K Maier, Professor for Ancient History at University of Zurich, explores multicultural identities in the Roman Empire.
Integration & Acculturation: Different identities in the multicultural Roman Empire
Dr Felix K Maier, Professor for Ancient History at University of Zurich, analyzes intercultural dynamics in the Roman Empire.
