5 Reasons Big Data Needs a History
December 21, 2015
Rebecca Lemov— Big Data is a topic that is big news, yet it is often raised in academic circles with trepidation. Here are some reasons why our understanding of big… READ MORE
Category: Science
The Invention of the Mobile Phone
December 17, 2015
Gavin Weightman— What have an old compass and a primitive battery got to do with the invention of the mobile phone? It’s a long story spanning more than two centuries… READ MORE
Gifts for the Hearing Impaired
November 24, 2015
John M. Burkey— Many of us struggle to find the right holiday or birthday gift for friends and loved ones. Buying to a person’s needs is almost always a good… READ MORE
A Timeline of Wine
November 10, 2015
Pop the cork on your favorite bottle of wine, kick back, and enjoy a timeline of wine from 60 million years ago to today. Further Reading:
Fool Me Once: Should We Give Our Kids OxyContin, Too?
October 14, 2015
Rachael Coakley— The recent FDA decision to approve the use of OxyContin for children ages 11–17 has raised heated controversy from politicians, parents, and pediatric providers alike. OxyContin, a highly… READ MORE
The Truth About Ivory and Terrorism
October 12, 2015
Rosaleen Duffy— Since 2013 claims have been circulating that ivory is a major source of funding for Al Shabaab in Somalia, and it has even been called the “white gold… READ MORE
Art + Science: The Islands of Benoît Mandelbrot
October 2, 2015
This piece at the intersection of Art + Science is a post written by a former Yale University Press intern after she visited the 2012 exhibition at the Bard Graduate… READ MORE
Why Now Is the Time To Tackle Tuberculosis
September 28, 2015
Christian W. McMillen— Every spring, on March 24, the WHO, the CDC, and others celebrate—maybe commemorate is a better word—World TB Day. The date memorializes the day in 1882 that… READ MORE
Echoes from a Soundscape Ecologist
August 26, 2015
Bernie Krause— Nearly twenty years ago, while exploring links between natural soundscapes and music, my dear late father-in-law introduced me to the writings of Paul Shepard. The book, The Others:… READ MORE
The Carbon Crunch: Why What We’re Doing Isn’t Enough
August 10, 2015
Dieter Helm’s The Carbon Crunch takes a look at the world’s failure to adequately address climate change and proposes pragmatic, much-needed solutions. The following excerpt is from the preface to… READ MORE
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