Orange Crate Art
California citrus growers drew on mass-printing techniques and advances in color lithography to create distinctive brands for their boxes.
Mongol Women, Mass Shootings, and Playful Rats
Well-researched stories from Atlas Obscura, Pysche, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Buffalo Music, the End of Smallpox, and Unnamed Species
Well-researched stories from Black Perspectives, Open Mind, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
A New Kind of Language, Moon Plants, and Jell-O Salads
Well-researched stories from The New Yorker, Ars Technica, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Black Holes R Us
The universe is full of black holes. Even the Milky Way has one, and we now have a picture of it. Don't panic, but it looks like a blurry glazed donut.
After Roe, Bendable Phones, and Nurdles
Well-researched stories from Black Perspectives, Recode, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
The History of Reproductive Rights: A Syllabus
A selection of stories on the history of reproductive rights and abortion to foster dialogue inside and outside of the classroom.
Murder, Memory, and Normalcy
Well-researched stories from The Cut, Grist, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Ukraine’s National Poet
Perhaps no other bard has captured the sentiments of Ukraine and its emigrants as fully as Taras Shevchenko.
Space Junk, Science with Monks, and Imposter Syndrome
Well-researched stories from Science Alert, Vox, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Losing Bananas, Fighting Malaria, and Naming Objects
Well-researched stories from Salon, The New Yorker, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
From Syria to Ukraine, Anachronistic Dogs, and Caribou
Well-researched stories from Vox, Nursing Clio, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Utopias, Imperial Horrors, and Bug-Based Dyes
Well-researched stories from Psyche, The New Yorker and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Urban Evolution, Daily Bread, and Nuclear War
Well-researched stories from Knowable Magazine, Wired and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Bulldogs, Serial Killers, and Talking Fish
Well-researched stories from Aeon, The Conversation, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Mass Incarceration: A Syllabus
This selection of stories focuses on prison and mass incarceration in the US, which has the highest rate of imprisonment in the world.
Cloud Seeding, Fake Fact-Checks, and Angela Davis at 78
Well-researched stories from Pro Publica, Smithsonian, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
The Famous and Forgotten Women of STEM
The Editors have compiled their favorite pieces highlighting the many overlooked contributions of women in STEM.
Sovereignty, Classroom Racism, and Eating Tea
Well-researched stories from the 19th, Slate, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Clever Skeletons, Seal Spies, and Paul Farmer
Well-researched stories from Smithsonian, Knowable, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Russia and the Soviet Union: A Syllabus of Background Readings
These readings from our archive provide context for the developing conflict in Ukraine.
Life in the Cold, New Not-Normals, and Weird Numbers
Well-researched stories from The New Yorker, The Atlantic, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Fake Snow, Brain Maps, and Preschool Problems
Well-researched stories from Quanta, Grist, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.