Tag: Henry David Thoreau
Thoreau the scientist – how environmental research informed ‘Walden’ and later works
Robert M. Thorson, University of Connecticut
The steam locomotive chugged its way toward Cambridge, Massachusetts, on Aug. 15, 1859....
5 wintry books to read during long nights
Liz Rosenberg, Binghamton University, State University of New York
Winter solstice brings the shortest day and longest night of...
By fact-checking Thoreau’s observations at Walden Pond, we showed how old...
Tara K. Miller, Boston University; Abe Miller-Rushing, National Park Service, and Richard B. Primack, Boston University
Henry David Thoreau,...
What ‘Walden’ can tell us about social distancing and focusing on...
Robert M. Thorson, University of Connecticut
Seeking to bend the coronavirus curve, governors and mayors have told millions of Americans to stay home. If you’re...
Thoreau’s great insight for the Anthropocene: Wildness is an attitude, not...
Robert M. Thorson, University of Connecticut
When Americans quote writer and naturalist Henry David Thoreau, they often reach for his assertion that “In Wildness is...
EXPLORING NATURE
Galaxies of life are collecting dust in museums – digitizing microscope...
Ingrid C. Romero, Smithsonian Institution and Scott L. Wing, Smithsonian Institution
Approximately 145 million: That’s the number of specimens...
