The first geologic time scale that included absolute dates was published in1913by the British geologist Arthur Holmes. He greatly furthered the newly created discipline of geochronology and published the world-renowned book The Age of the Earth in which he estimated Earth's age to be at least 1...
During the era of classical antiquity, liberal arts was considered essential education for a free individual active in civic life. At the time, this would have entailed being able to participate in public debate, defend oneself and serve in court and on juries, and perform military service. At...
and only the pedant will protest. When Gibbon wrote of both the establishment of Christianity by Constantine and the rise of Islam as revolutions, he was generalizing two unique events. Modern historians do the same when they write of the English, French,...
It was, in part, this notion of the hands not playing everything in homophonic synchronization that lent itself to the idea that it sounded "ragged" to traditionally tuned ears, so something played in this fashion was eventually deemed ragged-time or Ragtime (although the actual origin of the...
Jazz as Art Music: Bebop, Hard Bop, Post Bop, and BeyondAfter the big band swing era, which jumpstarted the careers of jazz musicians like Duke Ellington, the meaning of jazz began to change again. The emphasis was less on creating dance music and moved more toward artistic expression....
Some jazz musicians also married bebop with classical music, among them The Modern Jazz Quartet, whose elegant, chamber jazz style was dubbed Third Stream Music. Meanwhile, on the US East Coast in the 50s, audiences still liked bebop that packed heat and drama. By the middle of that decade...
Throughout the late 20th century and early 21st century, the United States has seen a demographic shift that has started to challenge the majority status of white, anglo-saxon Protestants. While Protestant beliefs were long assumed to the basis of American morals, this change has led to tension...
Manager at the Recording Academy, tells GRAMMY.com. "The first time I heard her voice, I couldn't believe that it was coming out of a 22-year-old. It has the richness and depth of the legends that came before her. She channels something out of another era. Her rise is...
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the health system and lack of resources, and a political discourse on AI and robotics; a situation intensified by the pandemic. Thus, through the analysis of a set of interviews, a series of issues are identified that revolve around the following: the empirical effects of imagined robots, the...