To be a historian is to be ever-curious

Revisiting what we know, and learning new things.

This week, my newsletter was cited in Jen Blair’s fantastic beer-centric newsletter in an issue all about myths and misinformation. There are a lot of things I could say about misinformation this week outside the food space. But I’m exhausted, frankly: So here’s a link to the newsletter issue I wrote about evaluating resources.

If you aren’t already subscribed to Jen’s newsletter, by the way, you should be: She shares an absolute wealth of information AND encourages us to think critically about our own blind spots in the beer industry, and in food and beverage in general. I’m a huge fan.

In this same issue was a piece by Audrey Morgan about the history of beer and witchcraft, which got me excited, but maybe not for the reason you’d expect:

It got me excited because it’s a chance to look at my old views and research in light of new evidence.

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