Posing for that iconic photograph / Karl Reif, Creative Commons By Rob Horning / 12.20.2016 The authentic dream Why can’t we get rid of the idea of authenticity? It seems as if it settles like a fog, blanketing everything with an amorphous sense of inadequacy. It can feel like it refers to everything and nothing.[…]
Model Aliyyah Abdul-Raul wearing designs from Ohio-based designer Chimiwear poses in front of the camara at a past Beautifully Wrapped Headwrap Expo. During the event, fashion shows take place every hour and features different looks from designers. Credit: Courtesy of Felicia Tolbert By Public Radio International / 11.27.2017 There’s no shortage of glam at a[…]
Women shipfitters working on board the USS Nereus at the U.S. Navy Yard in Mare Island, circa 1943. Department of Defense By Dr. Samuel Redman / 11.29.2017 Assistant Professor of History University of Massachusetts Amherst For many American families, the Great Depression and Dust Bowl struck like swift punches to the gut. New Deal work relief[…]
For the first time, human beings harnessed the power of atomic fission. Keith Ruffles, Creative Commons By Dr. Artemis Spyrou and Dr. Wolfgang Mittig / 11.30.2017 Spyrou: Associate Professor of Nuclear Astrophysics Mittig: Professor of Physics Michigan State University Over Christmas vacation in 1938, physicists Lise Meitner and Otto Frisch received puzzling scientific news in a private letter from nuclear[…]
Making Irish coffee / Photo by Frettie, Wikimedia Commons The cavemen were drunk and revolutionaries were caffeinated. By Chelsea Follett / 03.01.2017 CATO Institute No two drugs have defined human civilization the way alcohol and caffeine have. Nature created both to kill creatures much smaller than us — plants evolved caffeine to poison insect predators, and yeasts[…]
What can you do to ensure a more perfect brew? Chris Hendon, Creative Commons By Dr. Christopher H. Herndon / 09.27.2017 Assistant Professor of Computational Materials and Chemistry University of Oregon Coffee is unique among artisanal beverages in that the brewer plays a significant role in its quality at the point of consumption. In contrast, drinkers buy[…]