The First Romantics and the Invention of the Self: How a Circle of Friends and Lovers United Nature and Human Nature

Social Issues

What is Epistemic Injustice?

Epistemic injustice is a specific form of injustice ‘done to someone specifically in their capacity as a knower’ (Fricker, 2007, p. 1). In other …

Nature

The Ants, the Bees, and the Blind Spots of the Human Mind: How Entomologist Charles Henry Turner Revolutionized Our Understanding of the Evolution of Intelligence and Emotion

“The handicaps under which Dr. Turner’s work was accomplished were many, and were modestly and bravely met.” The son of a nurse and a church janitor, entomologist Charles Henry Turner (February 3, 1867–February 14, 1923) died with a personal library of a thousand books, having published more than …

Japanese Art

A Japanese photographer’s unconventional family portraits

There are no family portraits in the history of Japanese photography quite like Masaki Yamamoto’s Guts (2018). Exhibiting 92 brilliantly blunt fly-on-the-wall photos of his seven-member family during their cluttered, 18-year tenancy in a one-room apartment in Kobe, Japan, the book offered a unique …

Sleep

These sleep habits can substantially increase dementia risk

According to a new study, how long people sleep and when they go to bed could influence their risk of dementia.The results were published in the …

Race & Ethnicity

Yale honors the work of a 9-year-old Black girl whose neighbor reported her to police

Nine-year-old Bobbi Wilson may be in the fourth grade, but last month the Yale School of Public Health held a ceremony honoring the budding scientist's recent work. The university entered Bobbi's collection of 27 spotted lanternflies — an extremely invasive species that is harmful to trees and other …

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I got a 23andMe DNA test for fun — homicide detectives matched my DNA to a cold case murder

Design

This portable power station can run your home or campsite on solar and wind energy, and it’s the size of a Mac Pro

Cleaner energy, lower bills, and power even during outages and emergencies. What’s not to love?! The past few months have been rough, no matter which …