Democracy vs. Scientists: The Case of Evolution in Schools
Scientific expertise sometimes clashes with policy-making when it comes to teaching evolution in schools
Before There Was ’50 Shades’…There Was Elinor Glyn’s ‘It’
A writer named Elinor Glyn wrote a novel entitled "It and other stories in 1927"
Day Care: When School’s Snowed Out, Who Watches the Kids?
For a lot of dual-earner and single-parent families, there's no good solution for day care on a busy workday
And the Academy Award Goes to…
The American motion picture industry honors itself every year with the Academy Awards, now known officially as "The Oscars."
Two Conversations with Philip Levine
Two conversations with Philip Levine: from Ploughshares (1984) and The Kenyon Review (1999)
When It Comes to Science, Scientists and the Public Diverge
Scientists and the public understand science topics quite differently, according to a new poll.
The Stigma of Prefab Homes
The Wall Street Journal reports that million-dollar prefab homes are a growing trend in Europe
Why Boris Pasternak Rejected His Nobel Prize
The noted Russian author was forced to choose between his homeland and international recognition of his poetry and fiction.