Essay Galaxies, the expanding universe, and the Big Bang September 19, 2021 Stars are so far away, they appear as unresolved points of light, even through modern telescopes. But seventeenth-century astronomers noticed a number of other objects in the sky that were extended and often fuzzy looking. Read More
Essay The soft pipes September 16, 2021 As a philosopher who writes about love, I am sometimes asked what I love. I could answer in particulars: specific people, places, and objects. Read More
Podcast Ice Rivers: A Story of Glaciers, Wilderness, and Humanity September 16, 2021 A riveting blend of cutting-edge research and tales of encounters with polar bears and survival under the midnight sun,聽Ice Rivers聽is an unforgettable portrait of鈥攁nd love letter to鈥攐ur vanishing icy聽wildernesses. Read More
Video Jemma Wadham on Ice Rivers September 15, 2021 In Ice Rivers, renowned glaciologist Jemma Wadham offers a searing personal account of glaciers and the rapidly unfolding crisis that they鈥攁nd we鈥攆ace. Read More
Podcast The Book Proposal Book: A Guide for Scholarly Authors September 15, 2021 The scholarly book proposal may be academia鈥檚 most mysterious genre. You have to write one to get published, but most scholars receive no training on how to do so鈥攁nd you may have never even seen a proposal before you鈥檙e expected to produce your own.聽 Read More
Essay A look inside The War for Gaul: A New Translation September 13, 2021 Caesar deserves to be compared with Alexander the Great. No one before or since comes close. Read More
Interview Anne-Marie Slaughter on Renewal September 07, 2021 Like much of the world, America is deeply divided over identity, equality, and history.聽Renewal聽is Anne-Marie Slaughter鈥檚 candid and deeply personal account of how her own odyssey opened the door to an important new understanding of how we as individuals, organizations, and nations can move backward and forward at the same time, facing the past and embracing a new future. Read More
Podcast Listen in: Renewal September 07, 2021 Written and narrated by Anne-Marie Slaughter, Renewal is a story of crisis and change that can help us find renewed honesty and purpose in our personal and political lives. Read More
Essay On bees, flowers, and patience September 06, 2021 It was cool among the Tamarisk and they misted on me lightly. I sat, hugging my legs to my chest, chin resting on my knees.聽I resisted the urge to swish away the bugs exploring my ears and eyebrows. Read More
Interview Daniel M. Davis on The Secret Body August 29, 2021 New science of the human body is changing our lives. In The Secret Body, leading scientist Daniel M. Davis looks across six frontiers鈥攃ells, the embryo, the body鈥檚 organs and tissues, the brain, the microbiome, and the human genome鈥攚here revolutionary new understanding is emerging. Read More
Essay The three ages of India鈥檚 democracy August 26, 2021 The comparative study of democracies has long since determined that this type of regime warrants qualification. While liberal democracy remains an ideal form, many 鈥渉ybrids鈥� that blend this archetype with other political genres have long existed. Read More
Interview Book Club Pick: Lost in Thought August 26, 2021 In an overloaded, superficial, technological world, in which almost everything and everybody is judged by its usefulness, where can we turn for escape, lasting pleasure, contemplation, or connection to others? Read More
Podcast Listen in: The Secret Body August 24, 2021 Imagine knowing years in advance whether you are likely to get cancer or having a personalized understanding of your individual genes, organs, and cells. Imagine being able to monitor your body鈥檚 well-being, or have a diet tailored to your microbiome. Read More
Podcast Moving Up without Losing Your Way August 24, 2021 Upward mobility through higher education has been an article of faith for generations of working-class, low-income, and immigrant college students. While this path usually entails financial sacrifices and hard work, little attention has been paid to the personal compromises such students make as they enter worlds vastly different from their own. Read More
Essay Pandemic lessons to take to college August 19, 2021 What have you missed most during the isolation of the pandemic? For most of us, it鈥檚 being in the same room with real humans, visiting with friends and family, and meeting new people. Read More
