Genghis Khan: Ruler of the East

Genghis Khan: Ruler of the East

Rishi Rajesh
History, Travel

What do pants, the pony express, cannons, paper money, skis, violins, baklava and “hooray!” have in common? Answer: Genghis Khan introduced them all to the West. Not Genghis the brutal barbarian of Western history books, but Genghis the great civilizer, law-maker, and democratizer, whose empire brought each of these innovations to the West.

Mining - Environmental Impact

Mining - Environmental Impact

Rishi Rajesh
History, Travel, STEM

Environmental impacts of mining can occur at local, regional, and global scales through direct and indirect mining practices. Impacts can result in erosion, sinkholes, loss of biodiversity, or the contamination of soil, groundwater, and surface water by the chemicals emitted from mining processes.

She Learned, She Taught, She Was "The Greatest [Person] Of All Time" - Hypatia

She Learned, She Taught, She Was "The Greatest [Person] Of All Time" - Hypatia

Rishi Rajesh
History, STEM

Was not Hypatia the greatest philosopher of Alexandria, and a true martyr to the old values of learning? She was torn to pieces by a mob of incensed Christians not because she was a woman, but because her learning was so profound, her skills at dialectic so extensive that she reduced all who queried her to embarrassed silence. They could not argue with her, so they murdered her.