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Lesser Honeyguide (Indicator minor) perched on a branch in Angola.
Suggested Readings

Honeyguides, Transparent Wood, and Legends of Zelda

Well-researched stories from NPR, Black Perspectives, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Chinstrap penguins socialize on a vibrant blue iceberg in Antarctica
Suggested Readings

Napping Penguins, Moon Landings, and Angels with Guns

Well-researched stories from Nursing Clio, The Conversation, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Beached Whale by Ida Bagus Nyoman Rai
Suggested Readings

Balinese Art, Worm Consciousness, and Exoplanets

Well-researched stories from Aeon, Nautilus, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Electric Eel, Electrophorus electricus, Venezuela
Suggested Readings

Electric Eels, Deepfakes, and Asbestos

Well-researched stories from Knowable Magazine, The New Yorker, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
An illustration of a thanksgiving table
Roundup

Thanksgiving Stories

Turkey or Tofurkey? Stuffing or dressing? Whatever the controversy, these Thanksgiving stories will slake your appetite!
A cat sits underneath lanterns displayed at Tai O fishing village on September 07, 2022 in Hong Kong, China.
Suggested Readings

Urban Ghosts, Lessons from Lice, and Not Going to Mars

Well-researched stories from Undark, Quanta Magazine, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
A young male chimpanzee playing on a termite mound in Senegal
Suggested Readings

Chimpanzees, End Times, and the Letter R

Well-researched stories from Sapiens, Black Perspectives, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
An illustration of a cube in hands
Suggested Readings

Creativity, Misinformation, and Dusty Snow

Well-researched stories from The Conversation, Eos, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Suggested Readings

Osage Nation, Chinese Exams, and Dead Spiders

Well-researched stories from Aeon, CrimeReads, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
GAZA CITY, GAZA - JULY 24: A general view of the Beit Hanoun neighborhood on July 24, 2017 in Gaza City, Gaza. For the past ten years Gaza residents have lived with constant power shortages, in recent years these cuts have worsened, with supply of regular power limited to four hours a day. On June 11, 2017 Israel announced a new round of cuts at the request of the Palestinian authorities and the decision was seen as an attempt by President Mahmoud Abbas to pressure Gaza's Hamas leadership. Prior to the new cuts Gaza received 150 megawatts per day, far below it's requirements of 450 megawatts. In April, Gaza's sole power station which supplied 60 megawatts shut down, after running out of fuel, the three lines from Egypt, which provided 27 megawatts are rarely operational, leaving Gaza reliant on the 125 megawatts supplied by Israel's power plant. The new cuts now restrict electricity to three hours a day severely effecting hospital patients with chronic conditions and babies on life support. During blackout hours residents use private generators, solar panels and battery operated light sources to live. June 2017 also marked ten years since Israel began a land, sea and air blockade over Gaza. Under the blockade, movement of people and goods is restricted and exports and imports of raw materials have been banned. The restrictions have virtually cut off access for Gaza's two million residents to the outside world and unemployment rates have skyrocketed forcing many people into poverty and leaving approximately 80% of the population dependent on humanitarian aid. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)
Syllabus

Israel and Gaza: A Syllabus of Background Readings

How can we help students begin to make sense of the current and recurring violence in Israel and Gaza?
A golden retriever
Suggested Readings

Golden Retrievers, Dizziness, and Assassin’s Creed

Well-researched stories from Slate, Yale Environment 360, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Postcard-like welcome sign in Branson, Missouri
Suggested Readings

Spectacle, Early Deaths, and Printing Brain Cells

Well-researched stories from The Conversation, Knowable Magazine, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
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Roundup

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?
Two children posing behind a photo stand-in of Renaissance people with big mugs of beer.
Suggested Readings

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.
Enigma machine
Syllabus

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.
A green iguana
Suggested Readings

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.
Suggested Readings

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.
A 3d rendering of nanotechnology particles
Suggested Readings

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.
Woman's hand holding small calculator
Suggested Readings

Calculators, Druids, and Electroconvulsive Therapy

Well-researched stories from Undark, Black Perspectives, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
A devestating shot of plastic waste in the ocean. Water Pollution.
Suggested Readings

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.
Suggested Readings

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.
Westin Bonaventure towers
Suggested Readings

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.
Suggested Readings

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.
Cricket Farm
Suggested Readings

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 in a glass jar, as seen from above
Suggested Readings

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.

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