Suggested Readings: Drug Resistance, Dating, and Denim
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Child’s Play
Play is an important part of child development; Paul Tough tells us about strategies to encourage healthy child development.
A Telephone Conversation with Malcolm X
This 1965 telephone conversation between Malcolm X and meeting organizers in Paris took place just weeks before his assassination.
Suggested Readings: Clever Fish, Clever Babies, Not-So-Clever University Policies
Extra Credit: Our pick of stories from around the web that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Netflix and Chill
"Netflix and chill" is just the latest trend in 100+ years of changing courtship rituals.
A Vintage Op-Ed from Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders' February 2003: "On My Mind: The Patriot Act's Threat to Libraries" published in American Libraries.
Suggested Readings: Brain Maps, Water Dangers, and Rejecting Self-Esteem
Extra Credit: Our pick of stories from around the web that bridge the gap between news and scholarship. Brought to you each Tuesday from the editors of JSTO
Anxiety and Treatment
Anxiety is on the rise in the general populace, says Will Hutton in this weekend’s Guardian.
Jane Jacobs and the American City
Jane Jacobs, who would have been 100 today and is the focus of the Google Doodle , was a big part of why cities like New York City and Toronto look and feel
Suggested Readings: Curing Fear, Hugging Dogs, and Teaching While Conservative
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The Right to Legal Counsel
Adequate legal counsel is not provided to many of the poor accused of crimes.
Suggested Readings: Rising Seas, Startup Trouble, Robot Ethics
Extra Credit: JSTOR Daily editors pick stories from around the web that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Man, Interrupting
Do men interrupt more than women? Why? A look at the research on gender and interrupting.
Suggested Readings: Refugee Myths, Gene Manipulation, and the Evils of Alcohol
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Seven Favorite Flower Poems
Our editors pick flower poems from Poetry magazine, American Poetry Review, and the Kenyon Review.
Suggested Readings: Changing Minds, Living Longer, Not Retweeting
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Anthropomorphism’s Pros and Cons
Humans see our own expressions everywhere, especially on dolphins and domesticated pets.
Suggested Readings: The Startup Professor, Ocean Trash, and End of Traffic Lights?
Extra Credit: Our pick of stories from around the web that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Menstrual Literacy
In a recent op-ed in the New York Times, Pagan Kennedy explored the history of menstrual products. JSTOR scholarship offers further insights.
Everyone’s a Curator
Should the term curator be used broadly or narrowly? Can it cover professional museum curators as well as Pinterest boards?
Suggested Readings: Pain, Grit, and Quinoa
Extra Credit: Our pick of stories from around the web that bridge the gap between news and scholarship. ...
Suggested Readings: Human resilience, an ancient monster, and Vladimir Putin
Extra Credit: Our pick of stories from around the web that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
The Urban-Rural Happiness Gradient
People with higher IQs may be happier in the city; they can adjust to the faster pace and more complex lifestyle there.