From 1758? Fascinating that Osman was able to curate such a powerful window into the past by way of a coral sample!

In 1758, Helvetius published De L’Esprit (On Mind) where he argued that all people have the same ability to learn and that unequal education is the key to inequality. Wagner’s stint as a supercargo was in 1818, which also, coincidentally, was the year that Philadelphia established its first public schools.