/u/edwardtaughtme's posts
San Diego Bay is one of the best natural harbors in the world, yet the Los Angeles/Long Beach, just 125 miles away, became the region's main port and the largest city on the coast. Why? Did the Navy crowd out commercial activity?
Mark as read: Add to a list
In "The Right Stuff," Wolfe claims that the stereotypical pilot/ATC voice originated from other pilots mimicking West Virginian Chuck Yeager's distinctive voice. Is this correct?
Mark as read: Add to a list
In the tv series "The Good Place," the only notable ancient philosopher in their analog of Heaven is Hypatia of Alexandria. (The others mentioned by name all defended slavery.) How well did her philosophy and conduct conform to 21C Anglosphere social mores?
Mark as read: Add to a list
I really enjoyed Ian Morris's "Why The West Rules - For Now," recommended in the AH book list. But what does Morris do right that Jared Diamond does wrong?
Mark as read: Add to a list
Mark as read: Add to a list
How did members of the Weather Underground mostly escape punishment and rejoin the upper class/high status professions/whatever you want to call it? How "elite" were their upbringings, overall?
Mark as read: Add to a list
Mark as read: Add to a list
A user in /r/HistoryPorn titled a photo "A man guards his family from the cannibals during the Madras famine of 1877 at the time of British Raj, India" - was there documented cannibalism and/or rumors of cannibalism during the Madras Famine?
Mark as read: Add to a list
How do the mods decide what questions are "GREAT QUESTION!"s? I just had a question flaired that way, after submitting it a second time, when it was not flaired that way the first time.
Mark as read: Add to a list