The Novelist’s Risk: Researching The Last Neanderthal
Best-selling Canadian novelist Claire Cameron on how she researched her new novel The Last Neanderthal, with a little help from JSTOR.
On The Black Skyscraper: An Interview with Literary Critic Adrienne Brown
Early skyscrapers changed the ways we see race, how we see bodies, how we perceive and make judgments about people in the world.
A Conversation with Alexander Chee
While fact-checking his critically acclaimed novel about an enigmatic soprano of the Paris Opera , Chee happened upon a piece of information on JSTOR he could not ignore.
Artist-Designer John Preus
Artist John Preus maintains a professional design studio that uses 2nd hand materials, including discarded furniture from closed Chicago Public Schools.
Every Week Is Shark Week for Shark Biologist Dave Ebert
An interview with shark biologist Dr. David Ebert, discoverer of the ninja lanternshark.
On Text and Textile with Artist Dianna Frid
Mexican-Canadian artist Dianna Frid explore the ways physical forms shape how we conceive of reality.
Public Policy at the Limits of Science
Stefan Böschen and Kevin C. Elliot discuss how science is often misused by policy-makers, adversely affecting public awareness and disciplinary credibility.
Peake Experiences: Fabian Peake on the Work of His Father, Gothic Fantasy Novelist Mervyn Peake
An interview with the son of Mervyn Peake, author of the Gormenghast trilogy.
Still Visible: William Styron’s Memoir of Madness 25 Years Later
An interview with the daughter of William Styron, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Sophie's Choice.
Bats with White Nose Syndrome: An Interview with David Blehert
Blehert interviewed about bats with White Nose Syndrome. White-Nose Syndrome is a fungal disease that's killed over six million bats in the past nine years.