Category Archives: Through History

Observations about and from history: the world at war, the making of nations, the changes in cultures.

Only So Many Days

Posted on 11 November 2021 by Isabel Gibson

The big take-away? What’s with that glaring gap in 1952? Continue reading →

Posted in Laughing Frequently, New Perspectives, Through History | Tagged , , | 6 Comments

One Planet, One People

Posted on 23 July 2021 by Isabel Gibson

An aspiration and a reality. Continue reading →

Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Feeling Clearly, Thinking Broadly, Through History | Tagged , | 6 Comments

The Last Time

Posted on 17 February 2021 by Isabel Gibson

A question for all time, and our times. Continue reading →

Posted in Politics and Policy, Sports and Exercise, Thinking Broadly, Through History | Tagged , , , | 4 Comments

Avocado’s Number

Posted on 12 September 2020 by Isabel Gibson

It’s never too late to embark on a scientific career. I mean, how hard can it be? Continue reading →

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Anything You Can Do

Posted on 12 July 2020 by Isabel Gibson

Why Annie was wrong. Continue reading →

Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Through History, You are Here | Tagged , , | 8 Comments

Good as the Best

Posted on 26 June 2020 by Isabel Gibson

And now here’s the civil engineers heard from. Continue reading →

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More Than Meets the Eye

Posted on 13 June 2020 by Isabel Gibson

What I learned from a 19th-century polymath. Continue reading →

Posted in New Perspectives, Thinking Broadly, Through History | Tagged , | 9 Comments

Back In the Year

Posted on 11 June 2020 by Isabel Gibson

History repeats itself. Continue reading →

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Route Six Six

Posted on 06 June 2020 by Isabel Gibson

It’s almost enough to make you want to cut your hair. Continue reading →

Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Feeling Clearly, Mortality, Through History | Tagged , , | 12 Comments