September 10, 2024
Brycchan Carey— How can reading about the eighteenth-century abolitionist movement help environmental and social justice activists today? This is a question I kept always in mind while writing The Unnatural… READ MORE
August 9, 2024
Brooks Lamb— Not long after I settled into a socially distanced spot outside the tent, the auctioneer began to work. He explained the sale rules and answered questions from the… READ MORE
July 30, 2024
Jean E. Thomson Black— Yale University’s remembrance of James C. Scott beautifully summarizes his life and career. We focus in this reflection on Jim’s 57-year relationship with Yale University Press… READ MORE
July 11, 2024
David Ebony interviews Michael Lobel, author of Van Gogh and the End of Nature In his latest book, Van Gogh and the End of Nature, author Michael Lobel situates Vincent… READ MORE
July 8, 2024
Originally published in 2004, Gus Speth’s Red Sky at Morning warned the approach being taken to address global climate change was doomed to failure. In this essay, Speth reflects on the continued… READ MORE
May 3, 2024
Space has fascinated authors, scientists, storytellers, and children alike. From a brief history of the moon to a collection of diverse stories connected to the stars, our Space Day reading… READ MORE
April 22, 2024
Gregory M. Thaler— Palm oil is the world’s most traded vegetable oil, popping up in everything from ice cream to packaged bread to lipstick. This global glut of cheap palm-based… READ MORE
April 3, 2024
Sumana Roy— I’d sometimes wonder whether I’d still be a provincial if I were the only person on this planet. The next immediate thought is—are there provinces on other planets?… READ MORE
April 1, 2024
First observed on April 22nd, 1970, Earth Day mobilizes support for environmental protection across the globe. Earth Month emerged in 1990, reconizing the global impact of Earth Day. Celebrate Earth… READ MORE
March 22, 2024
David Sedlak— World Water Day normally includes discussions about the struggle to provide water to meet the needs of people and the environment. In the coming decades, crises related to… READ MORE
Moving Mountains in Nineteenth-Century France
