Brooklyn College Archives

How Carbon-14 Sparked a Scientific Revolution & ‘Left an Imprint’

January 17, 2020

Prof. John Marra details just why Carbon-14 is the most important isotope — existing in every living thing — in his new book "Hot Carbon: Carbon-14 and a Revolution in Science." Read more ›

The Key to a Happy Retirement May Be Staying Active

January 2, 2020

| Brooklyn College, The Graduate Center

A study co-authored by Prof. Jacob Shane looked at how adults fared pre- and post-retirement when it came to work, health, finances, relationships and more. Read more ›

Emotional Devotion: Tracking the Roots of ‘Affective Piety’

December 23, 2019

| Brooklyn College

Brooklyn College Prof. Lauren Mancia focuses on John of Fécamp, an 11th century spiritual writer, in her book about the world's transition to an emotional relationship with God. Read more ›

U.S. Supreme Court exterior with words Equal Justice Under Law engraved

What Society Would Look Like If Clarence Thomas Had His Way

November 12, 2019

| Brooklyn College, The Graduate Center

In “The Enigma of Clarence Thomas,” Corey Robin tells of Thomas' transformation from left-wing black nationalist to controversial conservative. Read more ›

A weasel-like creature is shown in a dark wild place in this computer-generated image rendering of the ancient Taeniolabis mammal, as shown in the PBS NOVA special, "Rise of the Mammals." Credit: HHMI Tangled Bank Studios

Dinosaurs Disappeared, and Mammals Took Over. Here’s How It Happened.

November 1, 2019

| Brooklyn College, The Graduate Center

An extraordinary trove of fossils shows how plant and animal life recovered in the million years after an asteroid hit wiped out the dinosaurs. Read more ›

Tracing Male Anger in ‘The Topeka School’

October 22, 2019

| Brooklyn College

Male anger is a theme in a critically acclaimed new novel by Brooklyn College Professor Ben Lerner called "The Topeka School" Read more ›

Impressionistic portrait of a man in a tropical-design shirt playing steel drums

Carnival in Trinidad, a Brooklyn Parade, and the Birth of Soca Music

October 14, 2019

| Brooklyn College, The Graduate Center

A new book looks at how Brooklyn's West Indian Day parade and its connections to Carnival in Trinidad nurtured the emergence of soca music. Read more ›

The Untold History of a Kremlin Wife

September 9, 2019

| Brooklyn College

The British-born writer Ivy Litvinov found her literary ambitions overshadowed by her husband's career as a Soviet functionary and diplomat. Read more ›

How Fish Hear A Summer Mating Call

August 13, 2019

| Brooklyn College, The Graduate Center

Dopamine plays a role in helping female plainfin midshipman fish hear the males' mating calls in summer. Read more ›