“Stranger Things” and the Psychic Nosebleed
In the Netflix series Stranger Things, which has widely been declared the show of the summer, the tropes of 1980s popular culture are returned to us–some lovingly untouched, some turned...
Everyone’s a Curator
...see, but it stands to reason that there will be future research and exhibitions. * * * Liz Rohan also has some ideas: she looks at collecting and organizing from...
Genetic Manipulation: The Next Big Thing
In science, the “big papers” (those that announce a major discovery or significant breakthrough) are usually found in the “big journals”: Cell, Nature, or Science. These publications are so high...
83-Year-Old Carmen de Lavallade Dances at Kennedy Center
...it? In her 2005 paper, “Performing One’s Age: Cultural Constructions of Aging and Embodiment in Western Theatrical Dancers”, Liz Schwaiger, an Australian researcher specializing in Human Movement and Performance, discusses...
“Stupidity Virus?” Not Quite
The last few days have brought reports of scientists finding a virus that may affect cognitive function in those infected by it. While you can’t begrudge publications their attempts to...
Walking Dead: The Science Behind the Zombies
When “The Walking Dead” returned with its fifth season premiere on October 12th, one of the plots already in motion concerned getting Dr. Eugene Porter to Washington D.C.. Porter has...
Masthead
...Dearing Angelica Frey Ashley Gardini Livia Gershon Betsy Golden Kellem H.M.A. Leow Jamie Linsley-Parrish Allison Meier Danny Robb Amelia Soth Liz Tracey April White Matthew Wills May Wang Emily Zarevich...