Eternal Gardens
Stories, ideas and history from the people behind Eternal Gardens: philosophers, inventors, legends and the worlds you can build with them.
Featured · Science and invention
Faraday found electromagnetic induction in 1831, made electricity produce steady motion in 1821 and gave 19 series of Christmas Lectures. Here is each discovery, explained.
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History and legends
Hildegard wrote about 70 chants and the first known morality play, where everyone sings but the Devil. Here is what her music sounds like and where to hear it.
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Science and invention
Newton found that one law of gravity holds the apple and the Moon, that white light is a mix of colours, and calculus. Here is each discovery, with dates and his own words.
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History and legends
No writer from Arthur's own time names him. Here are the main early sources side by side, what each one really says, and the honest case for and against a real Arthur.
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Guides
Let ChatGPT's search crawler in, answer your buyers' questions in plain text and keep your facts consistent. A sourced checklist, with no promises.
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Guides
Build a world through a character, keep a short list of facts that never change, and grow it one place at a time. A practical method for AI worldbuilding.
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Guides
Start with one clear sentence. We walk through building a character on Eternal Gardens, then show how to make it round, honest and worth talking to.
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Stories and characters
Holmes called it the science of deduction, but most of his famous inferences are abductions. Here is the difference, in his own words from the stories.
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Stories and characters
The Monkey King's whole story, from a stone egg to a Buddha, with the chapter for each scene, his seven names, his real powers and why he wears the golden headband.
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Philosophy
Zhuangzi dreamt he was a butterfly and woke unsure which was the dreamer. Here is the full passage, where it sits in the book, and the main ways to read it.
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Philosophy
Sixteen real passages on learning and teaching from the Analects, each with its number, and three famous 'Confucius quotes' that turn out to be someone else's.
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Philosophy
Every virtue on Aristotle's list sits between two vices. Here is the full table from the Nicomachean Ethics, and why the golden mean is not the same as moderation.
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