The Big Bang has technically been ongoing for nearly 14 billion years. As the universe continues to expand, the explosion that started it is still ringing out. The study of its earliest known moments, its first few minutes, continues to be examined. […]
Jonathan Adler’s experiences in design created his renowned style. Beginning his career as a potter, Adler rose to prominence nearly 30 years ago, learning along the way. His hard-earned wisdom shapes his new Wondrium series. […]
Events of the Middle Ages often occurred due to global interaction. Explorers and seafaring merchants reached certain civilizations and even continents for the first time. “The Middle Ages around the World” explains how. […]
History can do more than teach us about rulers and revolutions. Historical figures, from peasants to emperors, were people like us with full lives who faced hard choices. Lynne Ann Hartnett hopes we can use history to teach us empathy. […]
Most discourse about the Black Death revels in the macabre. The ghastly symptoms, living conditions, and death tolls are often detailed gleefully without hesitation. Professor Simon Doubleday takes a different approach. […]
Climate change is a big problem requiring big solutions. It will take hard work from people all over the world to reduce carbon emissions to a livable amount. Meet the innovators behind the innovations making it happen. […]
Despite being known as anti-quantum science, Einstein still contributed to it. His debates with other scientists raised important questions that are still being answered today. A physicist shows how Einstein shapes 2022. […]
Invoking historical figures for one’s own agenda is Politicking 101. For centuries, tyrants have compared themselves and their ideologies to ancient leaders. Philip Daileader wants to separate Napoleon from Charlemagne. […]
Some women who defined America have gone unrecognized. Catharine Beecher and Mary Church Terrell are far less known than Martha Washington and Sacagawea. Dr. Allison Lange wants to change that. […]
Forensic anthropologist Beth Murray wants to explain how we move. The interconnectedness of our muscular and skeletal systems keeps us in motion 24 hours a day. Cadaver studies just met the animation of life. […]
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