A preview of Harvard’s $350 million art museum renovation
By Melanie Hall, Boston University
After ten years of planning and six years of construction the Harvard Art Museums opens its doors to the public...
Stop blaming poor parents for their children’s vocabulary
By Paul Thomas, Furman University
While the reading wars in education have raged for decades, most people agree that literacy is crucial for children and...
Fast-spreading killers: how Ebola compares with other diseases
By Mick Roberts, Massey University
The West African outbreak of Ebola has claimed more than 4,800 lives and this number is sure to rise. There...
The greatest zombie lie ever told
By Asa Simon Mittman, California State University, Chico
Eight hundred years ago, a monk named Thomas of Monmouth wrote a bogus account of the life...
People like us: how our brains view others
By Leslie Henderson, Dartmouth College
Race-related demonstrations, Title IX disputes, affirmative action court cases, same-sex marriage bans.
These issues made headlines in all spheres of the...
Not just potheads: a look at who supports legal marijuana
By Joseph Palamar, New York University Langone Medical Center
The United States is experiencing a drastic change in attitudes towards marijuana and marijuana policy.
Four...
Is your religion ready to meet ET?
By David A. Weintraub, Vanderbilt University
How will humankind react after astronomers hand over rock-solid scientific evidence for the existence of life beyond the Earth?...
How do we control an outbreak like Ebola if we haven’t been there before?
By Michael Tildesley, University of Nottingham; Katriona Shea, Pennsylvania State University, and Matthew Ferrari, Pennsylvania State University
As Arthur Conan Doyle said, “it is easy...
