Painting of Ebinezer Elliot
Business

Nineteenth-Century Rappers, Corn Laws, and the Rise of Free Trade

The strange intersection of corn laws, rap, poetry, and free trade.
Close-up of Carmen de Lavallade with her eyes closed and her arm bent over her head in a dance pose
Arts & Culture

83-Year-Old Carmen de Lavallade Dances at Kennedy Center

Dance icon Carmen de Lavallade, 83, was the first African-American prima ballerina at the Metropolitan Opera.
City Hall Station in New York with a symmetrical tiled pattern on the arches and ceiling
Politics & History

Rediscovering the Guastavinos

Rediscovering the Gustavinos contributions to architecture.
A lone creature among the sea plants underwater
Science & Technology

Why Isn’t Anyone Talking About Ocean Acidification?

Will ocean acidification disrupt the planet's ecosystem before climate change does?
A baby holding the finger of a caretaker
Education & Society

Making Child Support Work Better for Children

Do child support laws actually benefit children?
A mechanized dropper fills several vials at a time in a medical lab
Health

“Stupidity Virus?” Not Quite

No, researchers did not find a so-called stupidity virus.
Kurdistan
Politics & History

Kurds: In the Middle of the Middle East

A brief history of Kurds and Middle Eastern politics.
Painting: Concert with Frederick the Great in Sanssouci by Adolph Menzel
Arts & Culture

Ain’t Misbehaving? When Audiences Distract The Performers

Should distracting live audience members be shamed for their behavior?
Stethoscope on top of a chest x-ray
Health

Travel, Quarantine, and the Future of Tuberculosis

A 2007 tuberculosis case teaches us about contagion, travel, and quarantine.
Male and Female symbols on restroom doors
Science & Technology

Climate and Gender: Too Few Males?

Could climate change lead to fewer males?