In a time of perpetual crisis, more and more mothers are trying to find the solutions that their governments seem unwilling ...

What do myths, memes, and novels have in common? Structure. In this video, we explore the core ideas of structuralism and semiotics, guided by the work of Saussure, Lévi-Strauss, and Barthes. From ...

The late Umberto Eco’s essays, originally a series of lectures, demonstrate his love of literature – complete with graphs.

Nepal, Feb. 1 -- The upcoming general election and the mood that it has evoked have created an unprecedented moment in Nepali history. The discussions that this event has triggered vary in the ...

The sudden discontinuation of the JCB Prize for Literature, sponsored by J C Bamford Excavators in 2025, reignited questions about the politics of literary recognition and the fragility of platforms ...

The penguin’s origins lie in Werner Herzog’s 2007 documentary Encounters at the End of the World, which captured the animal’s inexplicable march towards the Antarctic interior — behaviour ecologists ...

Abraham Verghese (Dr.) is the Linda R. Meier and Joan F. Lane Provostial Professor in the Department of Medicine, Stanford University, the U.S. In addition to patient care and teaching, he leads ...

They may not be able to name a winner, but if you say the words “Nobel Prize” to the person standing next to you—whether you’re in South Carolina or Switzerland—chances are high they’ll know what ...

More than simply a site for cookery, the kitchen has been home to scientific endeavour, empiricist knowledge, political expressionism, and touristic spectacles of architecture, design and technology.

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