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    Cultivating Minds: The Psychological Consequences of Rice versus Wheat Farming - Marginal REVOLUTION

    It’s long been argued that the means of production influence social, cultural and psychological processes. Rice...

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    Pangea to the Present to the Future: Watch Animations Showing 500 Million Years of Continental Drift

    Things change… Especially when you’re tracking the continental movement from Pangea to the present day in...

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    What happened in 17th century England (a lot) - Marginal REVOLUTION

    East India Company founded — 1600 Shakespeare – Hamlet published 1603 England starting to settle America...

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    Economic ornithology - Marginal REVOLUTION

    But a hundred years ago, birds were seen as the best remedy for the weeds and...

  • The Incubator Babies of Coney Island: How an Early 1900s Boardwalk Attraction Saved Thousands of Premature Babies Lives

    Step right up, folks! Shoot the Chutes! Thrill to the Fire and Flames show! Ride an...