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[X-post r/history] I’m Thomas Moynihan, a historian, writer, and researcher who studies the history of ideas about human extinction and existential risk. AMA!

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Was the Soviet Union able to produce new research in fields like medicine, or did they rely entirely on foreign studies outside of areas they massively invested in like mathematics and space flight?

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What did Austria do to improve its military performance after being defeated by Napoleon in 4 consecutive wars?

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!! Quintus Dellius taking fire over latest scandal after leaked letters to Cleopatra !!

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In Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night", a character declares, 'I am a great eater of beef, and I believe that does harm to my wit.' Is this what people thought about meaty diets at the time?

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Do Medieval Irish sagas preserve oral traditions about life in Ireland before Christianity, or are they 100% myth?

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With its mix of classically-educated elites and race-based slavery, how did Early Modern American culture interpret Cleopatra?

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The Last Kingdom opens with a pitched battle in which a Saxon army is crushed between two multi-rank Viking shieldwalls. Would the Vikings use tactics like this? How did infantry battles of this period usually play out?

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Due to Eurocentric map projections, most people now think of north as "up," south as "down." Did/do Native American peoples perceive directions in a similar way?

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WIBTA if I supported my father-in-law in his war against my country?

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[X-post r/history] I’m Thomas Moynihan, a historian, writer, and researcher who studies the history of ideas about human extinction and existential risk. AMA!	79
Was the Soviet Union able to produce new research in fields like medicine, or did they rely entirely on foreign studies outside of areas they massively invested in like mathematics and space flight?	54
What did Austria do to improve its military performance after being defeated by Napoleon in 4 consecutive wars?	43
!! Quintus Dellius taking fire over latest scandal after leaked letters to Cleopatra !!	42
In Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night", a character declares, 'I am a great eater of beef, and I believe that does harm to my wit.' Is this what people thought about meaty diets at the time?	41
Do Medieval Irish sagas preserve oral traditions about life in Ireland before Christianity, or are they 100% myth?	41
With its mix of classically-educated elites and race-based slavery, how did Early Modern American culture interpret Cleopatra?	25
The Last Kingdom opens with a pitched battle in which a Saxon army is crushed between two multi-rank Viking shieldwalls. Would the Vikings use tactics like this? How did infantry battles of this period usually play out?	23
Due to Eurocentric map projections, most people now think of north as "up," south as "down." Did/do Native American peoples perceive directions in a similar way?	17
WIBTA if I supported my father-in-law in his war against my country?	15