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Wed, 09/30/2026 - 3:56pm

What ancient literature remembers about the weather

A weather expert's “humanities-atmospheric sciences rabbit hole” raises new questions about how early writers observed the natural world. This story is part of Humanities in Practice, a Franklin College of Arts and Sciences series exploring the value of the humanities in work and everyday life. Marshall Shepherd calls it a “humanities-atmospheric sciences rabbit hole.” The atmospheric scientist entered it after watching the 2026 film…

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