The Serious Subtext of Japan’s “Cute” Culture
The real reasons behind Japan's culture of kawaii, or "cute."
Publishing the Presidents
President Obama made news for being the first President to publish a scholarly article while in office. Many past Presidents can be found in JSTOR.
How to Cut Smoking Rates
A working paper released the National Bureau of Economic Research suggests that lifting people out of poverty could cut smoking rates.
Did The 1965 Watts Riots Change Anything?
Sociological data from immediately after the riots in Watts, Los Angeles, in 1965 show major disparities in attitude by race.
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Frog Sex (but Were Afraid to Ask)
New research suggests that specific positions may serve to ensure that frog species only mate with their own kind.
Buckminster Fuller: Captain of Spaceship Earth
Even apostles of the future end up as historical figures: a critical view of R. Buckminster Fuller as the Captain of Spaceship Earth.
The Unlikely Places Where Corals Thrive
Working with local populations to live responsibly with coral reefs may have even better long-term effects than trying to protect said reefs.
Suggested Readings: Police Violence, Disclosure Trouble, and Watching Turtles from Space
Extra Credit: Our pick of stories from around the web that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
“What’s a life, anyway?” Remembering E. B. White
Reading Charlotte’s Web is the first time many bookworms feel real sadness for pretend characters.
19th-Century Nurses’ Fight to Battle Yellow Fever
With warnings that a shortage of the vaccine against the virus could spur on a new epidemic, yellow fever is again in the scientific spotlight.