A large classroom with students all faced towards the chalkboard at the front of the room.

Can Summer School Be More than a Punishment?

A Colorado high school teacher studies the benefits of summer school.
Close-up of two pills with a blurred glass of water in the background

The Power of Placebo

Why - and when - is placebo effective?
Close-up of an open human eye

An Eye Full of Ebola

Dr. Ian Crozier was declared cured after a harrowing bout with the Ebola virus, only to discover that his left eye was full of the virus.
Bees busy at work in their beehive

Historical Hives and the Buzz About Bees

A historical look at bee hives in philosophy, literature, politics, and beyond.
A black and white still from Satyajit Ray’s Apu Trilogy

The Apu Trilogy Revisited

The Apu Trilogy of films has been newly restored and re-released
Dashiell Hammett

Dashiell Hammett’s Birthday

Celebrating the hard-boiled detective writer Dashiell Hammett's birthday.
Yoko Ono at the MOMA

Understanding Yoko Ono & the History of Anti-Art

Yoko Ono and the Fluxus Anti-Art Movement
Frida Kahlo's house

Inside Frida Kahlo’s Garden

What was the inspiration behind Friday Kahlo's iconic garden?
Cover of The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism

The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism

The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism is published by Wiley on behalf of the American Society for Aesthetics, and it was first issued in 1942.
Vintage engraving of the Dodo

Warty Pigeons, Dodos, Giant Tortoises, and More: The Extinct Wildlife of Mauritius

Newly discovered Dutch manuscripts describe the extinct wildlife of Mauritius Island.