The Use of Language in John Locke’s ‘Essay Concerning Human Understanding’Portrait of John Locke, by Sir Godfrey Kneller, 1697 / State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia By Dr....
Rescuing England: The Rhetoric of Imperialism and the Salvation Army in Victorian EnglandWilliam Booth’s illustration “In Darkest England and the Way Out”. While copies of the chart were bound...
The Art and Technique of Etruscan JewelryComb Brooch, 700–650 B.C., Etruscan. Silver and gold, 2 3/16 × 2 1/4 × 3/8 in.. The...
Complex Ideas in John Locke’s ‘Essay Concerning Human Understanding’Portrait of John Locke, by Sir Godfrey Kneller, 1697 / State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia By Dr....
Simple Ideas in John Locke’s ‘Essay Concerning Human Understanding’Portrait of John Locke, by Sir Godfrey Kneller, 1697 / State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia By Dr....
The Road to India’s PartitionPeople fleeing on bullock carts as mass migration happened during the partition. AP Photo By Dr. Halmanti Roy...
Glen Campbell Combined Rural Grit and Urban Sheen – Like a Rhinestone CowboyIn Las Vegas, 1970. EPA By Dr. Adam Behr / 08.10.2017 Lecturer in Popular and Contemporary Music Newcastle...
Bullying and Suicide: Bringing an End to the MadnessChild suicide, such as the 2013 death of 12-year-old Rebecca Sedwick, has often been blamed on bullying. AP...
An Introduction to John Locke’s ‘Essay Concerning Human Understanding’Portrait of John Locke, by Sir Godfrey Kneller, 1697 / State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia By Dr....
Tracing the Links between Research and Real-World ApplicationsBasic research and applications coexist in a tangled two-way ecosystem. lenggirl, Shutterstock By Dr. Benjamin F. Jones...
Seeing without Eyes – the Unexpected World of Nonvisual PhotoreceptionColor-changing cells in an Atlantic squid’s skin contain light-sensitive pigments. Alexandra Kingston By Dr. Thomas Cronin / 08.09.2017...
Today in History: Cleopatra Commits Suicide, 30 BCECleopatra Before Caesar by Jean-Léon Gérôme, oil on canvas, 1866. Cleopatra confronts Gaius Julius Caesar after emerging from a roll of carpet....
The Power of the Past in Grounding UsLeonard Woolley’s excavation of Ur, 1900. / Courtesy Boston Public Library By Ben Thomas / 08.17.2017 In...
Barão Luis Guldenstubbé, the 19th-Century ‘Statue Whisperer’A page from one of Guldenstubbé’s manuscripts By Dr. Romeo Vitelli / 03.21.2017 Psychologist Providentia When stories about...
Managing Conflict: 5 Ways to Stay Positive No Matter what You’re Going Through07.23.2017 he ability to stay positive is one of the first things to go when we’re going...
What Can the Brain Reveal about Gratitude?New research is exploring the brain regions linked to gratitude—and it helps explain gratitude’s many benefits. By...
Jewish Sources in the Narrative of Abraham in the ‘General estoria’San Fernando Valley Credit: Oakshade, Wikimedia Commons By Dr. David A. Wacks / 05.24.2017 Professor of Spanish Department of Romance...
Egyptian Obelisks and Their Afterlife in Ancient RomeObelisk, Roman, AD 88/89. Granite, 351.5 cm high. Collection: Benevento, Museo del Sannio, inv. 1916 A brief...
Final Decision? Why the Brain Keeps on Changing Its MindPasta? Pizza? Clams? Kai Schreiber/Flickr By Dr. Stephen M. Fleming / 11.29.2016 Principal Research Associate at the Wellcome...
Sleepwalking is the Result of a Survival Mechanism Gone AwryJohn Everett Millais The Somnambulist / Wikimedia Commons By Dr. Philip Jaekl / 03.03.2017 Neuroscientist Last night, most...
Powerful Advice from a Dying 24-Year-Old08.04.2017 What Would You Tell Others If You Knew Your Time Was Nearly Up? Most of us...
Methodology, Meditation, and Mindfulness: Toward a Mindfulness HermeneuticPhoto by José Feliciano Cerdeño, Flickr, Creative Commons By Balveer Singh Sikh, and Deb Spence / 04.25.2016 Abstract Understanding the nondualistic...
Explaining ‘Rakshabandan’ – a Hindu Festival that Celebrates the Brother-Sister BondA sister tying the protective thread. Vikram Verma By Dr. Matthew Schmalz / 08.07.2017 Associate Professor of Religion...
Soundscapes in the Past: A New Dimension to Our Archaeological Picture of Ancient CulturesWhat sounds did the people of Chaco Canyon hear during daily life? David E. Witt By Kristy...
Festivals in Ancient Greece and Rome: 9 Fascinating Facts“Ave, Caesar! Io, Saturnalia!” Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, 1880. / Wikimedia Commons By Cassandra Gill / 06.20.2017 Festivals...
Why You May Not Need to Take the Entire Course of Prescribed AntibioticsGreen colonies of allergenic fungus Penicillium from air spores on a petri dish. Penicillin was the first...
Stress: It’s Not in Your Head, it’s in Your Nervous SystemBy Melody Walford / 07.28.2017 Traumatic Memory and How to Heal it Have you ever been told...
Five Buddhist Solutions for Eradicating WorryBy Elayne Youssef / 08.02.2017 It’s Easy Once You Know How… My 10-day ‘Introduction to Buddhism’ course was...
Storing Data in DNA Brings Nature to the Digital UniverseThe next frontier of data storage: DNA. ymgerman/Shutterstock By Dr. Luis Ceze and Dr. Karin Strauss /...
Is a Copy of Me Still Me?Wikimedia Commons By Dr. Charlie Huenemann / 08.01.2017 Professor of Philosophy Utah State University I am stranded...