Jake Jackson in These Fantastic Worlds

Oct 14, 2015

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What is Time? Julian Calendar

The Julian calendar was altered and misunderstood, but ultimately became the basis for all subsequent…

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Jake Jackson in These Fantastic Worlds

Mar 10, 2016

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What is Time? The Gregorian Calendar

From 1540, two major developments brought long-lasting change to our notions of time. The…

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Jake Jackson in These Fantastic Worlds

Nov 28, 2017

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Sources | The Great Deluge | Retold

The Ancient Sumerian and Babylonian Myth of Apocalypse, from the Epic of Gilgamesh, the Dream of…

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Jake Jackson in These Fantastic Worlds

Apr 10, 2018

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Dialogues | What is Art?

Hunter and Bain wait in a cafe at the end of a wide corridor. Above them, visible through the vast domed windows…

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Jake Jackson in These Fantastic Worlds

Sep 23, 2015

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What is Time? Ancient Calendars

Every ancient culture made accurate measurements of celestial motion, but they had a range of different…

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Jake Jackson in These Fantastic Worlds

Mar 6, 2018

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Dialogues | What is Consciousness?

Hunter and Bain sit with their eyes half closed. The coffee in front of them is untouched, but the…

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Jake Jackson in These Fantastic Worlds

May 1, 2018

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Dialogues | What is the Point of Talking?

Hunter and Bain sit exhausted in the cafe. Idly they watch the sun drizzle through the…

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Jake Jackson in These Fantastic Worlds

Sep 3, 2015

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What is Time? Lunar vs Solar Calendar

The significant differences in the length of the solar and lunar years, and the reliance on…

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Jake Jackson in These Fantastic Worlds

Oct 29, 2015

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What is Time? The Dark Ages

The end of the Roman Empire plunged its territories into a miserable period of ignorance and chaos, which left…

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Jake Jackson in These Fantastic Worlds

Oct 22, 2015

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Micro-fiction 029 — Far Flung

The lights have gone dark in a downtown block in New Manhattan. Special Unit Bain is sent to sort it out…

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