Show Some Love to Sharks
The new Monterey Bay White Sharks website is part of a larger mission to demystify, conserve, and spotlight how majestic—and central to the ocean ecosystem—white sharks are.
Stories
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Newly Discovered Frost Poem
“Nothing New,” which Robert Frost wrote in 1918, has been published for the first time in The New Yorker.
New Tricks for Your Mind
Research indicates that approaching your regular day with a new mindset can transform the daily grind, writes philosophy professor Lorraine Besser in The Conversation.
Spirituality and Science
Writer Jessica Gigot ’01 interviewed Andi Lloyd, former biology professor and vice president for academic affairs, on her podcast, Her Deepest Ecologies.
Monterey Trialogue
In the newest Midd Moment podcast episode, experts Anna Vassilieva and Peter Slezkine talk about their work shaping the Monterey Trialogue.
High Cost of Heating Oceans
Don’t forget that warming oceans heavily impact coastal economies, warns Charles Colgan, the director of research at the Center for the Blue Economy at the Middlebury Institute.
Father-Daughter Conservation
Earth and climate sciences assistant professor Allison Jacobel led a trip to Antarctica with her father Bob Jacobel, a physics and environmental professor emeritus at St. Olaf College.
Mirror to the Gods
The ancient Maya viewed cracked mirrors and hallucinogenic rituals as ways to commune with supernatural beings, as anthropology professor James Fitzsimmons explains in The Conversation.
Buried Tales, Haunted Storyteller
In an interview with People magazine, Julia Alvarez ’71 shares insights from her latest (and possibly last) novel, which is her response to the question of growing old as an artist.