Eviatar Zerubavel on Taken for Granted February 24, 2018 Why is the term "openly gay" so widely used but "openly straight" is not? What are the unspoken assumptions behind terms like "male nurse," "working mom," and "white trash?" Read More
What South Korea can learn from Germany February 21, 2018 When athletes from North and South Korea marched onto the field under the same flag in Pyeongchang on February 9, this was not the first time that two fiercely antagonistic states, one socialist and the other capitalist, jointly represent a divided nation at the Olympics. Read More
Biology Michael J. Ryan: A Taste for the Beautiful February 20, 2018 Darwin developed the theory of sexual selection to explain why the animal world abounds in stunning beauty, from the brilliant colors of butterflies and fishes to the songs of birds and frogs. Read More
Theodore Porter on Genetics in the Madhouse February 13, 2018 In the early 1800s, a century before there was any concept of the gene, physicians in insane asylums began to record causes of madness in their admission books. Read More
Leah Boustan: What hundreds of thousands of census records can teach us about the Great Black Migration February 01, 2018 Learn more about the Great Black Migration with this post by Leah Boustan, author of Competition in the Promised Land. Read More
Ten Ways to Think Like an Anthropologist January 23, 2018 Are you ready to start thinking like an anthropologist? Follow these 10 tips to gain a deeper understanding of how different groups of humans organize their lives and articulate their values! Read More
Mark Serreze on Brave New Arctic January 18, 2018 A gripping scientific adventure story, Brave New Arctic shows how the Arctic's extraordinary transformation serves as a harbinger of things to come if we fail to meet the challenge posed by a warming Earth. Read More
Robert Wuthnow on The Left Behind January 12, 2018 What is fueling rural America's outrage toward the federal government? Why did rural Americans vote overwhelmingly for Donald Trump? And, beyond economic and demographic decline, is there a more nuanced explanation for the growing rural-urban divide? Read More
A. James McAdams on Vanguard of the Revolution August 10, 2017 Vanguard of the Revolution is a sweeping history of one of the most significant political institutions of the modern world. The communist party was a revolutionary idea long before its supporters came to power. Read More
What McCarthyism can teach us about Trumpism July 05, 2017 Since the election of President Donald Trump, public interest in “McCarthyism” has surged, and the focus has shifted from identifying individual casualties to understanding the structural factors that enable the rise of demagogues. Read More
Court Jews, then and now June 06, 2017 The significance of Jew Süss's story is to be found in the role it came to play as a parable about Jews' attempts to integrate themselves into modern, non-Jewish society. Read More
Nicholas J. Higham on the top 10 algorithms in applied mathematics April 27, 2016 In the January/February 2000 issue of Computing in Science and Engineering, Jack Dongarra and Francis Sullivan chose the "10 algorithms with the greatest influence on the development and practice of science and engineering in the 20th century" and presented a group of articles on them that they had commissioned and edited. Read More
National Poetry Month: Featured reading by Fiona Sze‑Lorrain April 06, 2016 To celebrate National Poetry Month, Princeton University Press has been proud to present audio readings from our poets throughout the month of April. Fiona Sze-Lorrain embraces influences from America, France, and Asia throughout her latest collection of poetry, The Ruined Elegance. Read More
Celebrate National Poetry Month with Poem in Your Pocket Day March 30, 2016 National Poetry Month is in full swing, and April 21st is designated Poem in Your Pocket Day. Celebrated across the country, the "pocket poem" is a simple reminder of how powerful and overlooked poetry can be. Spread poetry in classrooms, libraries, offices, or wherever you happen to be by printing out either an old personal favorite or a poem you've newly discovered. Read More