Perspectives

Ignacio M. Sánchez Prado, the Jarvis Thurston and Mona van Duyn Professor in the Humanities at Washington University, gives a review of Roosevelt Montás’ “Rescuing Socrates” and discusses humanities education.

A new discovery challenges the prevailing view of the boundaries of bacterial cell size, writes Petra Levin, professor of biology.

Lee Sobotka and Maria Piarulli of Arts & Sciences describe the significance of an experiment firing helium-8 nuclei at a proton target, which generated evidence that four neutrons can exist transiently without any other matter. But doubts remain, because the existence of such systems is at odds with theory.

A new exhibition at Olin Library focuses on Chiura Obata, hailed as one of the great American landscape painters of the last century. The exhibition highlights the artist’s paintings from 1942, when President Roosevelt’s executive order forced more than 120,0000 West Coast Japanese Americans into internment camps. The exhibit is on display until Sept. 4.

Geoff Ward, professor in Arts & Sciences and director of the WashU & Slavery Project, explores the history of Juneteenth and offers resources to learn more about the commemoration and to take part in activities on campus and across the St. Louis region.

Sarah Figgatt, graduate student at the Brown School, and Phillip Marotta, assistant professor at the Brown School, write an op-ed about the transformational impact of the Prison Education Project at Washington University. The program provides incarcerated students with a second chance at pursuing a college education.

Google’s “sentient” chatbot shows us where we’re headed—and it’s not good, writes Ian Bogost of Film & Media Studies.

David H. Perlmutter, MD, dean of the School of Medicine, and Gary A. Silverman, MD, PhD, head of the school’s Department of Pediatrics, write an op-ed about the renaming of a street on the Medical Campus to Nash Way in honor of the Nash family’s legacy, including their dedication to improving children’s health and well-being.

As more stars of the game decide to dip their toes in the LIV waters, the tour must realize that if they ban all of these golfers, they won’t have enough star power at their own events to attract fans, sponsors, and future media rights, writes Olin’s Patrick Rishe.

In our excitement to enjoy everything summer has to offer, it’s important that we don’t forget to protect our skin when we’re out in the sun, says Graham Colditz.