Welcome to the Debt Age
A new edited collection explores debt as a cultural phenomenon, not just an economic one. Read more ›
Simulations Help Teachers Handle Student Mental Health
Teachers fill a critical gap as gatekeepers when it comes to child and adolescent mental health, but they don't always receive adequate training for dealing with students with mental health disorders. A new online simulation could change that. Read more ›
How A Yiddish Theater Troupe Became a Global Brand
A new book explores The Vilna Troupe, an exclusively-Yiddish spoken theater troupe that established a “global brand” offering shows around the world. Read more ›
Studying Fragile Marine Life with a Glove-Controlled Robotic Arm
Marine biologists and engineers partnered to create a glove-controlled robotic arm that can go deeper than any diver. Plus, its fluid, flexible design limits harm to delicate marine life. Read more ›
The Odd Couple of Philosophy: A Play About Arendt and Heidegger
Despite their incompatible viewpoints, two of the 20th century’s greatest philosophers — Martin Heidegger and Hannah Arendt — maintained a lifelong relationship, first as lovers and later as friends. Yet, it’s Read more ›
Wake Up and Smell the Coffee
Coffee’s caffeine levels clearly affect people’s energy, productivity, and even accuracy, but that all depends on drinking it. Given its prevalence in contemporary society, how else might it influence behavior? Read more ›
A Reversal of Health in Mexican Immigrants
A new study is the first to analyze disability rates among Hispanic immigrants, from working age through to older age (40 to 80 years). Read more ›
From State to Stage: Politics of Opera
Beyond opera's glamorous costumes, dazzling sets, and the continued interplay and exploration of music and narrative, how has the art form engaged with the politics of its time? Read more ›
A Robotic Claw to Study Jellyfish — Without Squishing Them
A team of engineers and marine scientists developed a robotic claw that folds itself, origami-like, around jellyfish and other organisms in their natural habitat. Read more ›