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.
The Maya civilization thrived in what is now southeastern Mexico, all of Guatemala and Belize, and parts of Honduras and El Salvador.
PODCAST TRANSCRIPTS Welcome to Math! Science! History! Today, I’m going to be talking about the woman who inspired Albert Einstein so much that he might have even published some of her ideas under his name. Hi, I’m Gabrielle Birchak, I have a background in math, science and journalism. By the time you are done listening to today’s podcast you are