‘007 at 70’
Film scholar Colin Burnett, in Arts & Sciences, writes an essay to mark the 70th anniversary of the James Bond franchise and explores what has allowed the character of James Bond to enjoy such longevity.
Valeri publishes book on Anglo-American Protestants
Mark Valeri, at the Danforth Center on Religion and Politics, recently published a book that shows how a wide range of early American Protestants began to view other religions as complex and to evaluate them according to their commitment to religious liberty.
Down syndrome families’ fight for access to Alzheimer’s trials, treatments
Beau Ances, MD, PhD, the Daniel J. Brennan, MD, Professor of Neurology
How the House battle for a new Speaker could topple Trump’s bid for the presidency
In the shadow of recent debates over whether Trump is disqualified from being president under Section Three of the 14th Amendment, the possibility of a Speaker Trump might help settle one of the core disputes of the 2024 presidential election, writes Travis Crum.
What live theater can learn from Branson, Missouri
Theater can be the stuff of spiritual transcendence – even if it grabs your attention by galloping down the aisle on a horse, writes Joanna Dee Das.
Giving her recognition she deserves: Dianne Feinstein funeral eclipsed by Washington chaos
Steven Smith, professor emeritus of political science
A four-day workweek would destroy everything that made America great
If American companies bow to pressure and embrace this new think-tank-driven fad, we are going to have a real challenge on our hands when it comes to competing with our adversaries, writes Liberty Vittert.
China’s WeChat is all-encompassing but low-key − a Chinese media scholar explains the Taoist philosophy behind the everything app’s design
I believe many tech leaders could benefit from a more sophisticated understanding of “everything” when envisioning the everything app, and not just equate “everything” simply with big and comprehensive, writes Jianqing Chen.
‘Creating a Navajo-English scientific lexicon’
Sterling Martin, a postdoctoral research scholar, was part of a team that developed a Navajo-English dictionary of science terms. In this podcast episode, Martin explains how the COVID-19 pandemic prompted him to temporarily pivot from studying C. elegans worms to working on the dictionary, called Project Enable.
The Americans Most Threatened by Eviction: Young Children
Patrick Fowler, associate professor at the Brown School
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