Prisoners in 17 states and several Canadian provinces are on strike in protest of prison labor conditions. Their demonstrations are compelling Americans to understand that some everyday foods are produced...
Dr. Kees van Heeringen, author of The Neuroscience of Suicidal Behavior, discusses the enigma of suicide.
Andromeda Galaxy M31 Credit Michael Covington This picture of the Andromeda Galaxy is not from a major observatory. It is not even an exceptional example of amateur work. It is a routine picture taken...
To explore the issues surrounding energy flow and consumption in the modern day, you must first understand the basic science of energy. Washington Taylor and Robert L. Jaffe are Professors of Physics at MIT, and have written a textbook on the topic.
Giovanni Ruffini, author of Life in an Egyptian Village in Late Antiquity, reminds us that the Roman World was so much more than emperors, senators, and gladiators.
Lead editor and an author of 'Preventing War and Promoting Peace', William H. Wiist, outlines his argument on why health professionals (including psychologists) need to make research and policy advocacy for federal budgets that empahsize domestic programs a priority in their work.
Hundreds of children still haven’t been reunited with their parents after being separated at the U.S.-Mexico border. Many of us are outraged. This sense of outrage tells us that something is wrong. And...
Baseball season is here! I’ve always enjoyed watching baseball; I even tried playing softball a few times in graduate school. But something always struck me as odd. No matter what, every time it was...
The opera house is one of the most successful new building types of modern times. Found all over the world, opera houses usually have three major features: private boxes stacked vertically around an open,...
Dr. Mardi Horowitz discusses the concepts in his book Adult Personality Growth in Psychotherapy
Why Is Strategic Conservation Important? In an Interview, Robin Murphy, Vice President, Marketing and Communications, The Conservation Fund asks Will Allen & Kent Messer, Authors of The Science of...
Cambridge University Press Commisioning Editor Emily Hockley joins Imagining Shakespeare's Wife author Katherine West Scheil before her book launch at Anne Hathaway’s Cottage in Stratford-upon-Avon.