Olivia Campbell

Olivia Campbell is a science journalist whose work has appeared in New York Magazine, The Washington Post, Scientific American, Pacific Standard, Undark Magazine, and STAT News.

Science & Technology

Under Victorian Microscopes, an Enchanted World

When it came time to describe what they saw under microscopes, Victorians couldn’t help but perceive a real-life fairyland.

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Politics & History

Guns in America: Foundations and Key Concepts

This non-exhaustive list of readings on the role of guns in US history and society introduces the field as a subject of scholarly inquiry.

Politics & History

American as Apple Pie

How marketing made guns a fundamental element of contemporary boyhood.

Politics & History

“I Have A Dream”: Annotated

Martin Luther King, Jr.'s iconic speech, annotated with relevant scholarship on the literary, political, and religious roots of his words.

Politics & History

When Uptown Chicago was “Hillbilly Heaven”

In the 1960s, white Appalachian workers attempted to put down roots in Chicago by building an integrated model neighborhood called Hank Williams Village.

Science & Technology

Who Wants the Metaverse?

What exactly is the “metaverse,” and what could it be, beyond an overused, hyper-trendy prompt in marketing copy?

Under Victorian Microscopes, an Enchanted World

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