You don’t have to see the future to know that artificial intelligence has ethical baggage. Introduction As...
Matthew McIntosh
Culture and prejudice played profound roles in generating violence. Introduction Augustus Caesar would say, that he wondered...
Social innovators show how assumptions and stereotypes of those living in poverty can shift. Introduction Approximately 80%...
He was a multi-skilled communicator who devoted his life to doggedly advocating for social change. Introduction “I...
Poverty is and should be considered a major risk factor for death in the U.S. Research published...
Municipal market clerks closely supervised and controlled food retailing in order to protect consumers. In 1913 municipal...
The GOP cares about lives with a net worth over a half-billion dollars. Kevin McCarthy has a...
Clocks had become more sophisticated with intricate systems of gears and springs. Introduction John Harrison (1693-1776) invented...
Everyone likes getting something for nothing, but the math behind free public transit doesn’t add up. Introduction...
The principles of vacuums and atmospheric pressure were known in the 17th century. Introduction Steam power was...
This country was once a leader in bus transit, and with adequate funding, it could be again....
Since the Wright brothers at the turn of the century, flying had become a hobby of nations....
Airlines are promising net-zero emissions by 2050. To get there, they’re experimenting. Introduction Several major airlines have pledged to reach...
Inarguably, one of the most challenging and multi-faceted jobs of them all is that of a parent,...
Cannabidiol, popularly known as CBD, is a chemical component derived from the hemp plant. It is now...
Gambling has been a part of Canadian culture for centuries. From Indigenous gambling games to modern-day casinos,...
The enemies of the Assyrians sought to wipe all memory of them from history. Introduction The Library...
Outside groups are invading communities with demands to ban books and shut down services. Growing up in...
Examining his work as the librarian of the two most important 17th-century Roman collections. Introduction Seventeenth-century Rome...
“The heavy-handed tactics of state legislators are mandating book bans, plain and simple.” New laws imposed by...
What happened when Stéphane Mallarmé reimagined the book. French symbolist poet Stéphane Mallarmé lived in culturally unsettled...
They want kids to never feel uncomfortable, never confront history or art or science, never to think....
We’ve all been there—staring at a blank screen, unable to write a single word for our research...
They believed that the great freshwater river Oceanus surrounded the world where the sky touched the earth’s...
Chronic underinvestment, increasing demand, and the consequences of climate change have revealed the system’s weaknesses. Introduction The...
Starting in the Middle Ages, a large part of Munich’s economy depended on the rafting trade along...
Low-income residents are significantly more vulnerable to demand-management measures. Unequal access to clean water in cities around...
Massive river engineering measures were undertaken in order to secure Vienna’s demands. Medieval Vienna was situated at...
Climate change is depleting or polluting our freshwater sources. Can we survive in a drier world? Arguably...
The traditional ‘Little Russian’ patriotism was gradually giving way to the ideas of modern Ukrainian nationalism. Introduction...