In last night’s penultimate episode of season 4 of The Good Place, we were treated to a delightful cameo in the form of Lisa Kudrow. The former Friend was playing the role of Hypatia of Alexandria.
Hypatia of Alexandria was one of the last great scholars of the Roman world, known for her work in mathematics, philosophy, and astronomy. But rising religious tensions between Christians and pagans ...
Join Greg and his guests to learn about the life of mathematician Hypatia of Alexandria.
Back in the 6th century CE, it was believed that the intellect was the domain of men. At the time, all the greatest minds that the world knew of were men. But if we go back just a century or two ago, ...
On the streets of Alexandria, Egypt, a mob led by Peter the Lector brutally murdered Hypatia, one of the last great thinkers of ancient Alexandria. Mary Evans Picture Library / Alamy One day on the ...
Greg Jenner is joined in late antique Egypt by Professor Edith Hall and comedian Olga Koch to learn about the life of mathematician Hypatia of Alexandria. Show more Greg Jenner is joined in late ...