Women’s Fight for Scientific Fieldwork
How did women scientists fit into the naturalists and botanist mix during their earliest days in the field?
‘The Devil Wears Prada’ and the Retail Orgy in Film
On the film portrayals of women that equate consumption and love.
The Mysterious Ocean of Enceladus
Saturn’s moon Enceladus has a secret. For some years, scientists have been convinced that there is a liquid ...
The Problem of School Discipline in the Twenties
Teachers, especially women, faced social pressure in both directions when it came to school discipline in the 1920s.
Suggested Readings: Flossing, Olympic Cities, and the Economics of Slavery
Extra Credit: Our pick of stories from around the web that bridge the gap between news and scholarship. ...
Electoral College 101
They don't campaign and very few know who they are, but you'll be voting for them this November: introducing the Electors. Again.
The Social Engineering of Affordable Housing
Pushes for affordable housing, and even social engineering be it Silicon Valley in 2016, or Toronto in 1912.
The Story and the Songs of the Chagos Islanders
For almost half a century, Chagos Islanders have been attempting to get back to their homeland in the Indian Ocean. Nostalgia may not be helping them.
Russia, China, and Patty Hearst
News books from Han Han, Jeffrey Tobin, Lara Vapnyar, and more with related links to JSTOR.
The Next Frontier in Synthetic Biology
Researchers have built something pretty weird—an artificial stingray. Ethicists and legal experts are still debating the rise of synthetic biology.