Anti-Semitism, Gender Science, and Lavender
...the rise in the U.S. and beyond. Science and gender (Wired) by Adam Rodgers and Megan Molteni The Trump administration has been working to roll back protections for transgender people...
Recognizing African Americans in the Anglican Church
On May 19th, 2018, Episcopal Bishop Michael Curry delivered a rousing address at the wedding of Prince Harry and Megan Markle. The African American bishop, well aware that he was...
Facebook data, gene-edited food, and a newly discovered organ
...uneven results. The incoming wave of gene-edited food (Wired) by Megan Molteni The magic of CRISPR gene-editing could bring us cacao beans that can withstand warming rainforest temperatures, and potatoes...
Suggested Readings: Human Origins, a Rat Disaster, and the Confederate Flag
...The trouble with mammograms (Wired) by Megan Molteni In recent decades, doctors have gotten really good at detecting tumors in patients’ breasts. The problem? According to a new study, the...
The Turn-of-the-Century Lesbians Who Founded The Field of Home Ec
...Martha Van Rensselaer—not only did they live in an open and acknowledged lesbian relationship, writes Megan Elias, but they helped found the field of home economics, a subject not always...
Full Disclosure: Why We Say Too Much When We Write Online
...vortex, eagerly fulfilling our desires for expression, approval, and entertainment?” Megan Brown wonders, in an article about teaching personal narrative. “As an instructor of an autobiography course, I have frequently...
The Olympics, Dave Eggers, and Your Idiot Brain
...in Alaska. His book What is the What was a postmodern experiment in world literature; an interesting critique of it can be read here. You Will Know Me is Megan...
Do You Suffer from Library Anxiety?
...among them—and library anxiety’s impact can even be seen in popular culture, according to Eamon Tewell, who suggests library-based fear is evident in Megan Mullally’s portrayal of the manipulative public...
Suggested Reading: Birthright Citizenship, Horror of Lip-Smacking, the Color of Music
...people (Slate) by Megan Cartwright Do you find yourself wanting to run out of the room when other people are chewing food and smacking their lips? You may have a...