The more I read, the more I discovered a man whose intellectual habits felt surprisingly modern. He questioned accepted narratives, examined primary sources, and deeply learned the mathematics he was studying. And the part that gets me is that he treated the people of antiquity not as legends, but as human beings deserving of careful understanding.
It’s Flashcards Friday! This podcast is a follow-up to Tuesday’s episode about Benjamin Banneker. This brilliant individual was predominantly self-taught. I found his story very inspiring because he was self-educated. In other words, he learned everything he knew about astronomy and surveying without being in a classroom. And today, when people say they are self-taught, that means so more than