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How Valentine’s Day was transformed by the Industrial Revolution and ‘manufactured intimacy’

How Valentine’s Day was transformed by the Industrial Revolution and ‘manufactured intimacy’

In 1866, journalist Andrew Halliday led his readers on a guided tour of one of London’s foremost card manufacturers – to reveal how emotions were...

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The Conversation

Christopher Ferguson

AI Jesus? No Thanks – A Machine Can’t Replace Human Forgiveness.

Getty Images This autumn, a Swiss Catholic church took modernity to a new level by installing an AI Jesus in a confessional to interact with...

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U.S.News

Christopher Ferguson

How nostalgia led to the invention of the first Christmas card

It’s a common seasonal refrain: “Christmas just isn’t like it used to be.” This is not a new complaint. History shows that Christmas traditions are...

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The Conversation

Christopher Ferguson