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This Greek Ruler Exported Egyptian Cults Across The Hellenistic World
He learned to leverage religious power from the greatest conqueror of all time
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Erik Brown
Nintendo And Brave New World Can Teach Us A Lot About Human Nature
Dopamine, comfort, and convenience can be the ultimate dictator
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Erik Brown
As a Kid Doctors Gave Me a List of Things I’d Never Be Able to Do
It was the greatest gift anyone has ever given me
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Erik Brown
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Those Who Study the Past May Be Fortunate Enough to Repeat It
History provides us with a missing consistency in an ever-changing world
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Erik Brown

May 2025

Riches May Be In Niches, But Broad Connections Change The World
Consilience: a way to connect the trees of wisdom
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Erik Brown
Royal Conspiracy: A Pharaoh’s Assassination And The Epic Trial That Followed
How a scheme started in a harem caused the end of Ramses III
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Erik Brown
The Ancient Mediterranean Had Its Own Silk Harvested From The Sea
This mysterious thread seduced the Roman Empire and even traveled to China
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Erik Brown
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How Technology Replaced Arrows And Silenced Our Universal Language
An emperor, an author, and a storyteller give us lessons on connection in our time
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Erik Brown

April 2025

A Lesson On Remaining Human As Our World Becomes More Digital
Brains with circuits, a philosophy of technology, and perspective through time travel
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Erik Brown
What If Neanderthals Created The World’s First Musical Instrument?
A fifty-thousand-year-old bone flute changes perceptions of an ancestor, and explains why music is a powerful force
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Erik Brown
The Oracle At Delphi Foreshadows Our Future With AI
The black box is our modern version of the Pythia
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Erik Brown
How Petra Supported 30,000 People On Four Inches Of Annual Rain
The Nabataeans created a kingdom of water in the desert
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Erik Brown
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