A Polio Quarantine Card outlining the Act of Assembly Act from 1909

The Origin of Quarantine

Such forms of enforced isolation are referenced as far back as the Old Testament, while the word "quarantine" itself dates to the late medieval Plague.
Headshot of composer, Stephen Paulus

Stephen Paulus, American Composer, Dies

Composer Stephen Paulus has died at the age of 65.
A classic Nintendo Entertainment System complete with the short controller cord

What Can Video Games Teach Us About Economics?

But what can video games tell us about economics? Apparently a lot.
Four turtles in a plastic big with a net over them

Man with Turtles in his Pants is the Tip of the Iceberg

Xu Gai was caught trying to enter Canada with 51 turtles crammed into his pants.
A close-up of a finger prick diabetes test

Stem Cells Offer Hope for Treating Type I Diabetes

Douglas Melton’s stem cell lab at Harvard published a landmark study in Cell documenting a huge step towards treating Type I Diabetes
One hand outstretched for a handshake and on the opposite side a hand clenched in a fist

How Not to Pay for Race Discrimination

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently announced that it's suing four Whitten Inn hotels over race discrimination
A letter written in 1944 by Flannery O'Connor

A New Flannery O’Connor Archive Goes to Emory

Flannery O'Connor's archive is now available to students and scholars—along with 30 boxes filled with letters, journals, drafts, juvenilia, and other personal effects at Emory University's Rare Book Library (MARBL).
Older photograph of Mount Kirishima in the south of Japan

Volcanoes or “Volcanoes”? Gleaning Insights from Informal Research

When informal research are used for scientific sources
A stamp depicted the first earthling in space, Laika, a dog.

Laika: The First Earthling in Space

The first Earthling was Laika, a Russian mongrel found on the streets of Moscow.
Judit Polgar Beast Garry Kasparov

Chess Grandmastery: Nature, Gender, and the Genius of Judit Polgár

László Polgár raised all three of his daughters to become chess prodigies.