Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

Indigenous Indonesian communities—like the Papuan Abui people of Alor—are the custodians of very ancient knowledge. Their ...

Some of the world’s most enduring mysteries hail from the realm of ancient technology. From the towering pyramids of Egypt to the intricate Antikythera mechanism, these remarkable feats of engineering ...

The loss of the ancient world's greatest repository of knowledge has been mourned for centuries—but Julius Caesar may not really be to blame. The 1876 painting Incendie Alexandrie by Hermann Goll ...

Research collaboration: Cluster of Excellence - The Formation and Transformation of Space and Knowledge in Ancient Civilizations (TOPOI) is a research collaboration whose article contributions are ...

The algorithm of entertainment was not built for ancient knowledge extracted from sacred spaces. By Ross Simonini At age 25, as the story goes, Jagadish Vasudev rode his motorcycle up into the ...