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Humanities · Psychology · Jackson · September 22, 2026 JACKSON: The Cost of Being the Product
A Psychonomics profile of Michael Jackson — Thriller's 34× RIAA certification, the 2016 Sony/ATV deal, and the disputed allegations on the same ledger. Humanities · Psychology · Beyoncé · July 28, 2026 BEYONCE: The Cost of Controlling the House
A Psychonomics profile of Beyoncé — Hermann Leadership Trait Analysis, Parkwood as institutionalized self, Lemonade’s canon economics, and an 8,000-line lyric machine. Humanities · Sociology · Oscars · July 1, 2026 OSCARS: How Award Shows Build Prestige
How Oscars, Grammys, and Nobels manufacture legitimacy differently. Humanities · Sociology · Pantheon · July 1, 2026 PANTHEON: Power, Art, and Science Dominate MIT's Pantheon of Global Memory
85,000+ biographies in MIT's Pantheon dataset reveal which occupations and cities compound fame across languages—and which achievements remain local. Humanities · History · Emperors · June 15, 2026 EMPERORS: Constantine Lasted 31 Years; the Nerva–Antonine Line Averaged 12.5 More
Constantine ruled 31 years; the median emperor lasted 6.5—dynasty membership did not close that gap. Humanities · History · Caesar · April 18, 2026 CAESAR: Power at 0.95, Then the Ides
Caesar's LTA profile shows 0.95 Need for Power and 0.31 Distrust — he built an empire on magnanimity and died when three pardoned senators proved the theory wrong. Humanities · History · Empires · April 14, 2026 IMPERIAL: What Empire Chronicles Leave Out
A historical-economics lens asks who captured wealth when rulers claimed order.