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Prisoner strike exposes an age old American reliance on forced labor

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...

Calvin Schermerhorn, | 7 Sep 2018

Is Suicide Preventable?

Dr. Kees van Heeringen, author of The Neuroscience of Suicidal Behavior, discusses the enigma of suicide.

Kees van Heeringen | 7 Sep 2018

Amateur and professional astronomy are pulling back together

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...

Michael A. Covington | 6 Sep 2018

Add energy to your work

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.

Washington Taylor, Robert L. Jaffe | 31 Aug 2018

Small Town Life in Late Antiquity

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.

Giovanni Ruffini | 28 Aug 2018

The Military Budget Grows Bigger and Bigger

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.

William H. Wiist | 28 Aug 2018

What our outrage over child separation tells us

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...

Robert W. Heimburger | 21 Aug 2018

Play Ball! A Look at the Relationship Between Perception and Performance

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...

Wendy Heath | 13 Aug 2018

Inventing the Opera House

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,...

Eugene J. Johnson | 8 Aug 2018

Acceptance of Complexity in Psychotherapy

Dr. Mardi Horowitz discusses the concepts in his book Adult Personality Growth in Psychotherapy

Mardi Horowitz | 2 Aug 2018

Why Is Strategic Conservation Important?

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...

Will Allen, Kent Messer | 2 Aug 2018

Imagining Shakespeare’s Wife: The Afterlife of Anne Hathaway

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.

Katherine West Scheil | 31 Jul 2018