Sam Haselby
Sam is a historian of early America with a particular interest in religion and politics. He was a Junior Fellow at the Harvard Society of Fellows and has been a faculty member at the American University of Beirut, the American University in Cairo and at Columbia University in New York City. He was a Senior Executive Producer at Al Jazeera America and is the author of The Origins of American Religious Nationalism (paperback, 2016). @samhaselby
Edited by Sam Haselby
Engagement and activism
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Don’t be stoic: Roman Stoicism’s origins show its perniciousness
by Henry Gruber
Engagement and activism
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We are all caught in a pessimism trap but there is a way out
by Jennifer M Morton
History of art
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The art of Mughal India is best appreciated with all the senses
by Bharti Lalwani & Nicolas Roth
The body and physical health
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Body positivity is fixated on beauty – here’s how to fix that
by Céline Leboeuf
Beauty and aesthetics
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Gardening with Heidegger: from mystery to truth, via the earth
by F Bailey Norwood
Meaning and the good life
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What surfing says about the importance of serendipity in life
by Aaron James
Progress and the future
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Utopian thinking prompts us to get real about society’s needs
by William Paris
Sex and sexuality
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Human bodies change through life. So does our sexuality
by Jana Byars
History
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What did the ancient Babylonians discern in the skies above?
by M Willis Monroe
Communication
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The allure of cosmopolitan languages to courtiers and pop fans
by Karla Mallette
Neuroscience
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I saw my baby as a river flowing through me, and gave birth
by Anna Hennessey
Work and vocation
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For the Stoic Musonius Rufus, manual work is philosophy too
by Lee Clarke