Is it time to stop climbing mountains? Obsession with reaching summits is a modern invention

Before reaching summits became part of the new 'sublime' in the late 18th century, people didn't climb mountains.

Dawn Hollis, Research Fellow, School of Classics, University of St Andrews • conversation
Aug. 21, 2020 • ~7 min

John Tyndall: the forgotten co-founder of climate science

The man who explained the greenhouse effect was accidentally killed by his wife.

Roland Jackson, Research Associate in the History of Science and Visiting Fellow at the Royal Institution, UCL • conversation
July 31, 2020 • ~7 min

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