What does it mean to do the greatest good for the greatest number? When the Los Angeles Aqueduct opened in 1913, it rerouted the Owens River from its natural path through an Eastern California valley hundreds of miles south to […]
The Candidates The candidates were a reform-minded Democrat and a Reconstructionist Republican. Rutherford B. Hayes was the governor of Ohio and was the Republican candidate. His campaign focused on reform and a commitment to civil rights, particularly for African Americans
My immigrant parents—my father especially—are ardent Christians. As such, my childhood seemed to differ dramatically from the glimpses of American life I witnessed at school or on television. My parents often spoke of their regimented, cloistered upbringings in Nigeria, and
Download a transcript. Listen and subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Wherever You Listen Sign up to receive our weekly cultural-recommendations newsletter. In her new FX docuseries “Social Studies,” the artist and filmmaker Lauren Greenfield delves into the post-pandemic lives—and phones—of
One side of the coin is stamped with a simple “NE” to represent New England, while the other side features Roman numerals to denote its value. Stack’s Bowers Galleries In 1652, British settlers in America defied their royal overlords by
Players of “Pokémon Go” — an augmented reality (AR) mobile game released in 2016 that took the world by storm — have been unwittingly training an artificial intelligence (AI) model to map the planet at street level. Niantic, the company
We have started work to replace the repository windows on the second, third and fourth floors of the 1970s part of The National Archives’ building. The work is due to be completed in early 2025 and will ensure we continue
How do scientists know which insects can see color? Illustration by Roche How do scientists know which insects can see color? John Jay Rouse | St. Cloud, Minnesota Much of what we know about which colors insects can see is based
Episode 120 (The Prairie Chicken in Wisconsin: Highlights of a Study of Counts, Behavior, Turnover, Movement, and Habitat) The Memory Palace is a proud member of Radiotopia, from PRX, a curated network of extraordinary, story-driven shows. Music We move between three
SHOW NOTES: Sources: Inside Out by Demi Moore Leading Lady: Sherry Lansing and the Making of a Hollywood Groundbreaker by Stephen Galloway “On Lyne” by Adrian Lyne, Details Magazine, November 1990 “Hollywood Cinefile” Screen International, February 14, 1992 “Proposal Rejected”
