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?
Renaissance Fairs, Lost Treasure, and TV Reboots
Well-researched stories from Smithsonian Magazine, Black Perspectives, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Teaching AI, AKA Artificial Intelligence
AI is everywhere. So naturally, we pulled together a syllabus of stories on the subject. Use these to inspire classroom discussion or educate your grandpa.
Wild Florida, Neanderthals, and Rubens’s Models
Well-researched stories from The Art Newspaper, Nursing Clio, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Great Chocolate, Emotional Capitalism, and Goat Teeth
Well-researched stories from Smithsonian Magazine, Sapiens, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Nanotech, Inoculation History, and Beautiful Sadness
Well-researched stories from The Conversation, Atlas Obscura, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Calculators, Druids, and Electroconvulsive Therapy
Well-researched stories from Undark, Black Perspectives, 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.
Eating Plastic, Improving Vision, and Making Movies
Well-researched stories from Knowable Magazine, Sapiens, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Hip Hop, Fire, and Fish Meal
Well-researched stories from Vox, Hakai Magazine, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Los Angeles, Lions, and Looking for Happiness
Well-researched stories from Aeon, The New Yorker, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Rain Scent, Tricky Genes, and the Mysterious X
Well-researched stories from Quanta Magazine, The Conversation, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Crickets, Forests, and the Pickle-on-a-Stick
Well-researched stories from Smithsonian Magazine, Public Books, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Turmeric, Wrestling Spiders, and Early Christians
Well-researched stories from Undark, The Conversation, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Good Sidewalks, Bad Weather Forecasts, and Rogue Birds
Well-researched stories from Atlas Obscura, Literary Hub, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Breadfruit, Nuclear Fusion, and the Model T
Well-researched stories from Mongabay, Works in Progress, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Parthenogenesis, Medieval Whales, and Debating Science
Well-researched stories from Slate, Knowable Magazine, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Civil War Boys, Survival Skills, and Rosemary’s Baby
Well-researched stories from Nursing Clio, Public Books, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Fish Personalities, Espresso, and Extreme Water Reuse
Well-researched stories from Knowable Magazine, Sapiens, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Hippos, Flies, and Queer Love Stories
Well-researched stories from Literary Hub, Vox, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Reading for LGBTQ+ Pride Month
June is LGBTQ+ Pride Month around the world, so the JSTOR Daily editors have rounded up a few of our favorite stories to mark the occasion.
Jewish Food, Brain Tech, and Mourning a Forest
Well-researched stories from Public Books, Perspectives on History, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Violent Conservation, Deep-Sea Art, and Early Printing
Well-researched stories from Undark, Mongabay, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Diving Horses, Turing Machines, and Life with Germs
Well-researched stories from Atlas Obscura, Quanta Magazine, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Artificial Intelligence: An AI-Generated Reading List
ChatGPT generated this annotated bibliography for us. Don't worry, we'll ask (and pay) a human to write one too.