Tag: history
What past education technology failures can teach us about the future...
Justin Reich, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
American technologists have been telling educators to rapidly adopt their new inventions...
The Orwellian echoes in Trump’s push for ‘Americanism’ at the Smithsonian
Laura Beers, American University
When people use the term “Orwellian,” it’s not a good sign.
It...
Authoritarian rulers aren’t new – here’s what Herodotus, an early Greek...
Debbie Felton, UMass Amherst
“No Kings” rallies. “Good Trouble” protests. “Rage against the Regime” uprisings. These events in the...
At Antarctica’s midwinter, a look back at the frozen continent’s long...
Daniella McCahey, Texas Tech University
As Midwinter Day approaches in Antarctica – the longest and darkest day of the...
Prime numbers, the building blocks of mathematics, have fascinated for centuries...
Jeremiah Bartz, University of North Dakota
A shard of smooth bone etched with irregular marks dating back 20,000 years...
Hip-hop can document life in America more reliably than history books
A.D. Carson, University of Virginia
Describing my 2017 appointment as a faculty member, the University of Virginia dubbed me...
From censorship to curiosity: Pope Francis’ appreciation for the power of...
Joëlle Rollo-Koster, University of Rhode Island
In January 2025, while doing research at the Vatican archives, I heard Pope...
Greenland’s rapidly melting ice and landslide-prone fjords make the oil and...
Paul Bierman, University of Vermont
Since Donald Trump regained the presidency, he has coveted Greenland. Trump has insisted that...
EXPLORING NATURE
Children can be systematic problem-solvers at younger ages than psychologists had...
Celeste Kidd, University of California, Berkeley
I’m in a coffee shop when a young child dumps out his mother’s...
