Bastille Day
The origins and contested meanings of Bastille Day.
Suggested Readings: Religious Repression, Extending Empathy, Aliens on Earth
What religious repression really looks like in the Muslim world
NASA Sets Its Sites on Europa
NASA has decided on the nature and scope of a mission to Jupiter’s moon Europa, scheduled in the 2020s.
A Democratic Experiment Among Baboons
New research on baboon troops suggests that they employ democratic decision-making.
George Caleb Bingham: On Display in All His American Contradictions
An exhibition called "Navigating the West: George Caleb Bingham and the River," explores the artist in all of his contradictions.
The Color of Dinosaur Eggs
What color were dinosaur eggs? Looking at their closest cousins, birds, may give us a clue.
How Americans Used to Picnic
A historic look at the picnic.
What Gay Marriage Looked Like in the ’70s
In 1979, sociologist Joseph Harry took a look at what that era's marriage-like relationships between gay men were like.
Laos’ Perplexing Plain of Jars
Scattered across 15,000 square km of rolling hills, rice paddies, and forests of Xieng Khouang Province in Laos is a mysterious plain of jars.
Greece in Crisis: Foucault and The Nuance of Power
Without a more nuanced understanding of the power dynamics at play, economic coercion will fail to bring Greece back into the European fold.