COVID-19, Locusts, and Elephant Minds
Well-researched stories from The Atlantic, The Guardian, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
“The Public Health” in 1840
A pamphlet published in 1840 advocates a four-pronged approach to public healthcare that sounds remarkably like our own.
Economic Danger, Health Precautions, and Vampire Bats
Well-researched stories from FiveThirtyEight, Forge, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
How the Public Health Community Prepares for Pandemics
Public healthcare experts have been anticipating and planning for a pandemic like COVID-19 for years. These research reports and scholarly articles explain how.
Triage, Altruism, and Thoughts Without Words
Well-researched stories from The Atlantic, Aeon, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
P.S., Mushrooms Are Extremely Beautiful
American mycologist Violetta White Delafield painted over 600 stunning watercolors of mushrooms as part of her fieldwork. Here they are in all their glory.
Plagues, Dung Beetles, and Historical Romance
Well-researched stories from The New Yorker, Nursing Clio, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
African-American Journal Freedomways on JSTOR
Ninety-eight issues of the influential journal are part of the open access, “Independent Voices” collection from Reveal Digital. Scholars of Black history, take note.
Virus Paradox, Men at Work, and Electronic Chores
Well-researched stories from The Atlantic, Harvard Business Review, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Democracy, Beauty, and West Side Story
Well-researched stories from The New Yorker, Smithsonian Magazine, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Autobiography, Chemical Love, and Virtuous Chocolate
Well-researched stories from FiveThirtyEight, Aeon, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Crowded Skies, Disappearing Bees, and Romney’s Vote
Well-researched stories from The Atlantic, The Verge, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Pandemics, Prison Violence, and Problem Drinking
Well-researched stories from The Conversation, The Washington Post, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Quarantines, Jumping Worms, and Trashing Margaret Mead
Well-researched stories from Wired, The Atlantic, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Copycats, Demon Drink, and the Power of a Color
Well-researched stories from The Conversation, The Atlantic, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Bad Pain, Good Parrots, and Better Sex Ed
Well-researched stories from CNN, The New Yorker, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
2030, Australia Ablaze, and Tricky Knots
Well-researched stories from NPR, The Conversation, and other publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Best of Suggested Readings from 2019
Well-researched stories about the forest economy, eavesdropping squirrels, and more from publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Editors’ Picks: What We’re Reading
The history of Native resistance, the philosophy of love, the medicalization of madness, color in fairy tales, and dinosaur bones.
Editors’ Picks: Sustainability and the Environment 2019
The environmental cost of cruise ships, the history of climate science, human fertilizer as waste, and other top stories about sustainability and the environment.
Living Bridges, Musical Resistance, and Latino Votes
Well-researched stories from Nursing Clio, Wired, and other publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Our Best Stories of 2019
Tweety bird linguistics, tiny purses, Beowulf's monsters, and the evolution of beauty.
Carolina Words, Brexit Time, and Weird Ancient Art
Well-researched stories from NPR, Washington Post, and other publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.