Bears, Beers, and the Question of Free Will
Well-researched stories from Aeon, Nautilus, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Halloween Stories
Why are Victorians the default haunted house, what do ghosts have to do with the imagination, and why do we like to be scared?
Can You Photograph a Ghost?
William Hope claimed to be able to document the visitations of ghosts. The controversial images he produced add to our understanding of the history of photography.
Autism Research, Dungan Food, and Forest Histories
Well-researched stories from Black Perspectives, Mongabay, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Witches, Earth’s Rings, and Freud’s Patient Zero
Well-researched stories from Aeon, Sequencer, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Celebrating Indigenous Peoples and Cultures
More and more states are choosing to celebrate Indigenous Peoples' Day instead of Columbus Day.
Lee: The Past Ever Haunts the Present
A new film shows how American photographer Lee Miller used the camera to bring the brutalities of World War II to the homefront.
Lightning Gods, Staticky Bugs, and Modern Genetics
Well-researched stories from Vox, SAPIENS, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Spies, Fashion, and Pet Cemeteries
Well-researched stories from Aeon, Harvard Public Health, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Reading for LGBTQ+ History Month
October is LGBTQ+ History Month, so the JSTOR Daily editors have rounded up a few of our favorite stories to mark the occasion.
A Religious Studies Roundup
Stories from JSTOR Daily about religious traditions around the world and how they’ve shaped our politics, pleasures, and self-perceptions.
Gorgeous GMOs, Canyon Heritage, and Black Adoption
Well-researched stories from Sapiens, KFF Health News, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
The Ins and Outs of Architecture
Use this wide-ranging collection of stories about architecture, landscape, and design to fuel your imagination and your research interests.
JSTOR Daily’s Archives of Art History
Our editors have rounded up a collection of stories about art, artists, museums, and the way (and why) we study them.
Voting in American Politics: A Syllabus
From battles to expand the franchise to the mysteries of turnout, voting is one of the most important things to understand about US politics.
Corn Fields, Fins that Taste, and Science Sleuths
Well-researched stories from Yale Environment 360, Eos, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Gandhi’s Cloth, Ancient Texts, and Old-Growth Photos
Well-researched stories from Aeon, Works in Progress, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Street Shrines, Bug Photos, and Revolutionary Women
Well-researched stories from The Conversation, Quanta Magazine, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Labor Day: A Celebration of Working in America
Our best stories about workers' rights, labor unions, and international movements to improve working conditions, from the factory to the farm.
A Selection of Student Confessions
Did you break a campus rule? Let the students of Millersville Normal School show you how to confess to the administration.
Thurgood Marshall
In a speech marking the bicentennial of the US Constitution, Marshall argued that its framers intentionally inscribed slavery into the American economy.
Life, Reality, and Eating Plastic
Well-researched stories from Big Think, Nautilus, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Brain Mapping, Blindness, and a Mystery in a Cave
Well-researched stories from Smithsonian Magazine, Wired, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Breakdancing, Animal Pandemic, and Cutting-Edge Steel
Well-researched stories from The Conversation, Aeon Magazine, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.