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Written in wartime Istanbul exile, Auerbach's survey runs from Homer and Genesis to Virginia Woolf, each chapter starting from a single passage and reading it closely to show how writers have rendered everyday reality. The founding text of comparative literature, and proof that one paragraph, read well, can carry the weight of a civilisation.
July 13, 2026
Scott Alexander's team publishes its plan for AI going well, Joel Mokyr defends his Nobel thesis, and Ted Gioia argues the Odyssey belongs in the music department.
January 12, 2026
Dan Carlin's Alexander the Great series reaches its third installment, Quanta reports on weakening dark energy, and a Philosophize This! episode on Dostoevsky's demons.
March 30, 2026
Veritasium tells the story of antimatter's discovery, PBS Space Time asks if we can test quantum gravity, and Experimental History on why being serious matters.
