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On July 18, scientists from New England and around the globe will descend on the University of Oxford in England to discuss the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope's Dark Energy Science Collaboration. Participants will explore the latest findings on fascinating topics ranging from the mysterious dark energy that is
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Negin Farsad opens her recently published memoir, How to Make White People Laugh, by announcing that she is an "Iranian-American Muslim female comedian-slash-filmmaker," and also a self-professed "honey mustard enthusiast." She declares that like most comedians, she "has a master's degree in public
Brown University
Leon Cooper is a Nobel Prize-winning physicist at Brown University and the director of its Institute for Brain and Neural Systems. Depending on whether you ask a physicist or a neuroscientist, you'll get very different answers on why Cooper is famous. The former will argue it is because
women
American science is facing a critical shortage of female academics. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, women comprise only 37.5 percent of tenured faculty at American universities. The fraction of women drops precipitously among professors in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). For example, the American Institute
Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is around the corner, and cranberries are popping up everywhere: in sauces both jellied and stewed, mixed into roasted vegetables and salads, and baked into desserts. With all the seasonal attention lavished on the little red berries, the more philosophical diner might wonder how they are grown and harvested.