John Last

John Last is a freelance journalist based in Padua, Italy.


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July 11, 2024
To survive in a chaotic world, the discipline of history may need to evolve into something quite unpalatable to many historians: a form of narrative that politicizes th...
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January 17, 2024
What can we learn about AI from the rare children who grew up untouched by human language or society?
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May 2, 2023
The dream of radical redistribution under hereditary rule has never been more important than in an age of rampant capitalism and dysfunctional populism.
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December 13, 2022
Italy’s cuisine has long been defined by foreign flavors. But with anti-immigration sentiment rising and the climate changing, will It...
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July 28, 2022
The precise odor of the divine has eluded humans for millennia, but that hasn’t stopped us from seeking it in the oddest places.