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February 2025

The Lost Empire That Once Rivaled Egypt
The Kingdom of Yam vanished without a trace, leaving behind one of ancient history’s greatest unsolved mysteries.
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James Peter
The Forgotten Empire and the Ark of the Covenant
An ancient African kingdom has been said to hold the secret of the Ark.
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James Peter
Two Books That Will Transform How You Cook (without a single recipe)
Each of us eats roughly 1,100 meals a year. Make them count.
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James Peter
The truth is humans need beauty
Our world is full of noise. But true artwork helps us hear the signals.
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James Peter
Who owns your time?
How you spend your free time shapes not just your life, but the kind of society we become.
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James Peter
The big myth about the Fall of Rome — what really happened
Rome's greatly exaggerated 'fall' was an inside job.
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James Peter

January 2025

The clay tablet that launched a million self-help books
4,600 years ago, a Sumerian king gave life advice to his sons that still holds up today.
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James Peter
Uncertainty is a superpower (and a fatal flaw)
It's OK not to know for sure. That's what makes us human.
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James Peter
Unsolved Egypt: Ancient Egypt’s lost capital city
Thinis was Egypt's first capital city, but its location and trove of secrets remain elusive.
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James Peter
A Generative AI monopoly could redefine reality
One dominant AI model could reshape facts, influence elections, and manipulate public opinion.
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James Peter
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