https://www.johncderrick.com/logs/ Historical artifacts, human evolution, and the stories that shaped civilization — from the digital lab notebook of John C. Derrick. en-us Wed, 25 Feb 2026 12:00:00 EST https://www.johncderrick.com/logs/the-two-ships https://www.johncderrick.com/logs/the-two-ships Wed, 25 Feb 2026 17:00:00 EST In 1738 and 1752, two ships carried two families from Europe to the colonial South. Both lines settled in the same stretch of South Carolina called the Dutch Fork. They never left. This is how my family got here. https://www.johncderrick.com/logs/the-jefferson-bible https://www.johncderrick.com/logs/the-jefferson-bible Wed, 25 Feb 2026 15:00:00 EST Thomas Jefferson took a razor blade to the New Testament and built his own version of Jesus. No miracles. No resurrection. Just the philosophy. It might be the most audacious editorial project in American history. https://www.johncderrick.com/logs/sapiens https://www.johncderrick.com/logs/sapiens Wed, 25 Feb 2026 16:00:00 EST Yuval Noah Harari's Sapiens is one of the most 'holy sh*t' books I have ever read about human history. It reframes everything you thought you knew about why humans run the planet.