Perils of a Model Minority: Where Did the Concept of the ‘Asian F’ Come From?
The association between Asian Americans and achievement is relatively recent.
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Conference Call: What’s Happening in November and December—and Why It Matters
From Perspectives on Progress to 3-D Printing: Destiny, Doom, or Dream?, academic gatherings you should be aware of.
Conference Call: What’s Happening in July and August—and Why It Matters
From Rust, Regeneration, and Romance to The Global Crime Scene: Crime Narratives Beyond Borders, academic gatherings you should be aware of.
Conference Call: What’s Happening in May and June—and Why It Matters
From the HackMiami 2013 Hackers Conference to On Walking, academic gatherings you should be aware of.
The Politics of Attacking Political Science
When someone attacks physics, Neil DeGrasse Tyson is there to defend it. But who comes to the defense of political science?
Bicycle Studies Pick Up Speed in Academia
At the end of the Tour de France and the start of the Olympics, we take note of the growing attraction that universities and think tanks have for the study of the bicycle.
Great Dessert? Depends on the Plate
Desserts are sweeter on white plates, comedians are kinder off stage, and small feet are more attractive ... in our latest Cocktail Napkin.
Time for a More Sensible, Permanent Calendar?
An astronomer and an economist suggest the world would be a more sensible place if it dropped floating days of the week and leap years by switching to their Hanke-Henry Permanent Calendar.
Innovation Must Get in Line for Academic Funding
In a Q&A session, computer scientist Francine Berman, vice president for research at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, explains how funding decisions made in Washington help or hinder innovation at universities.
Analyzing Culture with Google Books: Is It Social Science?
OPINION: Discovering fun facts by graphing terms found among the 5 million volumes of the Google Books project sure is amusing — but this pursuit dubbed 'culturomics' is not the same as being an historian.