Landscape of Thorns

Will Art Save Our Descendants from Radioactive Waste?

What if the great threat to human life isn't a bomb dropping down from above but radioactive waste creeping up from below? Will art come to our rescue then?
Chart of gender pronouns

They’re Here, They’re Genderqueer, Get Used to Gender Neutral Pronouns

Ongoing study and debate about gender neutral pronouns.
Illustrated Stegosaurus

Sex and the Stegosaurus

How do you sex a Stegosaurus? Look at its back plates.
Close up of a hand filling out a multiple choice exam

A Short History of Standardized Tests

The origins of standardized tests.
Various vitamins of different sizes and colors

Do Vitamin Supplements Cause Cancer?

There's been a long history of research on vitamin supplements and their potential cancer risk.
A swimming beaver

Beavers, Hats, and the Fur Trade

Origins of the North American fur trade.
A mother working on a laptop while holding her toddler

Reproductive Technology, Motherhood, and Feminism

Would advanced reproductive technology advance professional opportunities for women? Early feminist thinkers debate.
Students looking happily up from smart phones and tablets

Should Education Be Efficient?

What do education leaders mean by "efficient" schools?
Clasped hands

What Happens When You Crack Your Knuckles?

Where does the sound of cracking knuckles come from, and is it dangerous?
Painting of debating women in a French courtroom in Pre-Revolutionary France

Debating Birth Control In Pre-Revolutionary France

Attitudes toward birth control in 18th century France.