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- GILES GASPER
GILES GASPER, a professor in high medieval history at Durham University, looks at the origins of the Easter feast...
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- MATTHEW S CHAMPION
In an article published on The Conversation, scholar MATTHEW S CHAMPION, of Australian Catholic University, look at the rather complicated history of the Western calendar...
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- GARY MORTIMER and LOUISE GRIMMER
In an article first published on The Conversation, Australian marketing experts GARY MORTIMER and LOUISE GRIMMER look at how the shopping centre Santa became a staple of the festive season...
Origins: The first mobile phone call was 75 years ago – what it takes for technologies to go from breakthrough to big time
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- DANIEL BLISS
Professor of electrical engineering DANIEL BLISS, in an article first published on The Conversation, looks at where the first mobile phone services began - and how they've evolved since...
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- SIMON HOROBIN
In an article first published on The Conversation, SIMON HOROBIN, professor of English language and literature at the University of Oxford looks at the origins of five commonly used English words...
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- JOANNE M PIERCE
In an article first published on The Conversation, JOANNE M PIERCE, professor of religious studies at College of the Holy Cross, looks at the Christian tradition of Lent...
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- PHILLIP J VANFOSSEN
As the world still awaits the result of the US election, in an article first published on The Conversation, US scholar PHILLIP J VANFOSSEN looks at the origins of the Electoral College system...
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- JOANNE M PIERCE
With the swearing of oaths part of the process which US Supreme Court nominees must go through once approved, JOANNE M PIERCE, professor of religious studies at the College of the Holy Cross, looks at the origins of oaths...
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- MARLISE SCHOENY
MARLISE SCHOENY, assistant curator for the Ohio State Historic Costume & Textiles Collection, looks - in an artcile first published on The Conversation - at the origins of the white wedding gown...
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- LIAM CORR
In an article first published on The Conversation, LIAM CORR, of the University of Huddersfield, looks at the origins of our love for chocolate...
