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Archaeologists compared the size of 50,000 ancient houses to learn about history of inequality, they found that it's not inevitable

We're living in a period where the gap between rich and poor is dramatic, and it's continuing to widen. But inequality is nothing new. In a new study researchers compared house size distributions from ...
Inside Higher Ed

A History of Inequality for Public Bathrooms: Academic Minute

Today on the Academic Minute: Bryant Simon, professor of history at Temple University, looks to the past to examine why public bathrooms have long been marked by inequality. Learn more about the ...
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Archaeologists Compare 50,000 Ancient Homes, Discover Wealth Inequality Is As Old As Time

Few things are more fun to study about in history than real-life houses of ancient people (and the hilarious graffiti at Pompeii is surely a strong contender). Walking through the ruins of an ancient ...
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What 2,000 years of Chinese history reveals about today's AI-driven technology panic and future of inequality

What 2,000 years of Chinese history reveals about today's AI-driven technology panic and future of inequality by Peng Zhou, The Conversation Editors' notes The GIST Add as preferred source ...
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Archaeologists measured and compared the size of 50,000 ancient houses to learn about the history of inequality -- they found that it’s not inevitable

Three excavated Classic period (ca. 550–750 CE) houses at El Palmillo (Valley of Oaxaca, Mexico). Bottom: the largest and most elaborate residential structure (Platform 11). Top right: a less ...