Although a pioneering physicist and mathematician, Blaise Pascal made it his mission to identify the divine presence in everyday life.

Costica Bradatan explores what such a figure has in common with later thinkers like Kierkegaard.

Costica Bradatan - Descartes Be Damned

Costica Bradatan: Descartes Be Damned - Blaise Pascal: The Man Who Made the Modern World by Graham Tomlin

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The era of dollar dominance might be coming to an end. But if not the dollar, which currency will be the backbone of the global economic system?

@HowardJDavies weighs up the alternatives.

Howard Davies - Greenbacks Down, First Editions Up

Howard Davies: Greenbacks Down, First Editions Up - Our Dollar, Your Problem: An Insider’s View of Seven Turbulent...

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Johannes Gutenberg cut corners at every turn when putting together his bible. How, then, did his creation achieve such renown?

@JosephHone_ investigates.