A pile of tax forms

Self-Employment: Exciting Opportunity or Last Resort?

Does self-employment open up new opportunities or exploit a vulnerable workforce?
An open pack of graham crackers

A Hell of a Cracker

The unusual origin of the graham cracker
Close-up of a paycheck breakdown

Do Living Wage Laws Work?

What do living wage laws mean to workers and local economies?
Winged-arm and raptor legs are imagined on the hypothetical illustration of a Deinocheirus

Deinocheirus: At Long Last, Arms with a Body to Match

The mysterious Deinocheirus dinosaur now has a body.
Tom Magliozzi

Remembering “Car Talk” Host Tom Magliozzi

Tom Magliozzi, one of the "Tappet Brother" hosts of the popular public radio show "Car Talk" has died.
Dr. Eugene Porter Walking Dead

Walking Dead: The Science Behind the Zombies

Walking Dead: the science behind the zombies.

Hermathena

Selected items from Hermathena, a scholarly journal of classics from Trinity College, Dublin.
Bach's Family Morning painted by Toby Edward Rosenthal depicting a busy communal space (oil on canvas)

Did Mrs. Bach Write the Cello Suites?

A new documentary film Written by Mrs. Bach suggests that the composer’s second wife is the author of his Six Suites for Unaccompanied Cello & other works.
Refueling Car With Gasoline Pump Nozzle, Selective Focus on pump nozzle

Falling Oil Prices are Worse for Conservation than You Think

It's not just falling oil prices but any price volatility that makes conservation a harder sell.
50-yard line on a football field

Making College Work for Student-Athletes

What factors might help student-athletes at Division I schools get the most from their years at school?