One of the many benefits of cannabis being made legal for recreational use in twenty-four U.S. states and the District of Columbia is that for the first time since it was made illegal nationally in the country under the Marihuana Tax Act of 1937 it can now be discussed with both reason and rationality amongst serious-minded people.
Prior to the late medieval period in England, reading was an activity largely confined to those who were fluent in Latin, and who either had access to libraries or who could afford the high prices books commanded in the marketplace. However around 1400, thanks to technological developments and more frequent translation of Latin works into English, a larger portion of the population began to make the reading of books, especially utilitarian books such as almanacs, medical recipe collections, and herbals part of their lives, particularly in regard to how they managed their health, homes, and the conduct of their lives.
The New Books Network History of Science podcast channel recently released an interview by Dr. Morteza Hajizadeh of Dr. Laura R. Kremmel about her 2022 book “Romantic Medicine and the Gothic Imagination; Morbid Anatomies.”
My lingering state of feeling perpetually sleep deprived made me take particular notice of a recent Columbia University Press “Off the Page” podcast episode in which Quinn Eastman discussed his new book “The Woman Who Couldn’t Wake Up; Hypersomnia and the Science of Sleepiness” with Melek Firat Altay.