Equine-Assisted Therapy: But What Do the Horses Think?
An emerging critique examines the moral and cultural assumptions behind horse-based interventions.
The Long History of High-Tech Border Policing
In the 1970s, sensors and computers turned the US–Mexico border into a testing ground for automated control.
Building Brasília
A twentieth-century experiment in urban planning promised progress—but carried immense financial and human costs.
The Trouble with Authentic Ancient Statues
Scientific analysis has restored the colors of ancient Greek statues. Why does seeing them restored still feel so wrong?
The “Mock Calendar” and the Disposable Worker
How unstable scheduling practices keep low-wage workers economically insecure.
The Emotional Cost of Parental Deportation
A study of US citizen children shows how immigration enforcement and family separation affect mental health and stability.
Bicycling Into the Future
Across centuries, bicycles have embodied hopes for speed, freedom, efficiency, and survival.
The Missing Sense in Modern Medicine
Researchers argue routine smell testing could detect neurodegenerative disease and other health risks years earlier than current exams.
Celebrating Women’s History Month
Celebrate Women’s History Month with JSTOR Daily. We hope you’ll find the stories below a valuable resource for classroom or leisure reading.
Edgar Allan Poe’s Mechanical Imagination
Behind The Raven’s melancholy lies a theory of composition shaped by magazines, machines, and modernity.