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The Scientist who Outsmarted the Luftwaffe — History is Now Magazine, Podcasts, Blog and Books | Modern International and American history

R.V. Jones (left), DCI James Woolsey, and Jeanne de Clarens. Early life and education R.V. Jones was born on September 29, 1911, in Herne Hill, London, to a family of modest means. From an early age, he exhibited an intense curiosity for how things worked, which led him to pursue studies in physics. Jones attended […]

HYBE’s Weverse Magazine issues statement distancing itself from controversial internal document – Music Business Worldwide

HYBE-owned Weverse Magazine has confirmed that its former editor-in-chief was responsible for creating HYBE’s controversial leaked “music industry report,” but the magazine says those reports were not connected to the magazine, and the controversial report was “worked on separately.” The revelation comes amid growing scrutiny of the entertainment giant’s internal practices. The controversy emerged on […]

The Political War Over Tennessee Prohibition — History is Now Magazine, Podcasts, Blog and Books | Modern International and American history

A 1915 advert for Cascade Whisky from the Rock Island Argus. Nashville From the 1890s through the tumultuous years leading to Prohibition, the city of Nashville was very much like the wild west—a bustling, exciting, changing, and dangerous place. Political debates and rallies were frequently held in the downtown streets with hordes in attendance. Legal […]

Alternatives To Typical Technical Illustrations And Data Visualisations — Smashing Magazine

Thomas Bohm rethinks technical illustrations and data visualizations, sharing interesting and uncommon examples of how to present data and information. Bar graphs and pie charts are great, but there’s so much more to explore! Good technical illustrations and data visualisations allow users and clients to, in a manner of speaking, take time out, ponder and […]

The Man Who Suffered a Brain Injury – And Helped to Change Medicine — History is Now Magazine, Podcasts, Blog and Books | Modern International and American history

Phineas Gage in the time after his accident. Phineas Gage is perhaps the most famous neurological patient in modern history, called one of the “great medical curiosities of all time” and a “living part of medical folklore.” Malcolm MacMillan of the University of Melbourne records that two-thirds of introductory psychology textbooks cover Gage and his […]