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Nick Winters is a classicist and physicist specializing in ancient mathematics and science. He completed his PhD at Duke University, where his dissertation, titled "Schools of Greek Mathematical Practice" (2020), proposed a major revision in the history of Greek mathematics by organizing ancient texts into networks of information transmission methodology. During the 2022-2023 academic year, he was a fellow at the American School of Classical Studies in Athens. His research has encompassed various projects related to ancient medicine, music, engineering, practical sciences, surveying, accounting, weaving, textile arts, timekeeping, and other ancient scientific practices. At Northwestern University, Winters teaches courses on the history of books and textual scholarship, ancient gender and sexuality, and Greek and Roman historiography. He serves as the editor of the undergraduate research journal Philomathes, is a member of the Hellenic Institute of Cultural Diplomacy, and chairs the Trans Classics organization.
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