Academia
How to Study for Knowledge When the World Wants You to Study for Money
Some tips from an academic on how to pursue knowledge when your university wants you to chase a job.
Study Finds Men Are More Likely Than Women to Cite Their Own Science Papers
"All he did was talk about himself!"
College Professors Are Using Smart Drugs to Grade Your Crappy Essays
It's not just students taking modafinil to help them power through their workload.
How Piracy Became a Cause Celebre in the World of Academics
The advent of Sci-Hub has been labeled the Napster moment for academic publishing.
For Female Astronomers, Sexual Harassment Is a Constant Nightmare
Earlier this year, famous Berkeley astronomer Geoff Marcy was found to have sexually harassed his students for years on end. Female astrophysicists say that he's just the tip of the iceberg—widespread misogyny and bullying are driving women out of the...
The Long, Hard Work of Running the Only Academic Journal on Porn
In 2014, Clarissa Smith and Feona Attwood launched "Porn Studies," the world's first academic periodical devoted exclusively to pornography, although many of their colleagues—and anti-porn feminists—advised them against it.
Why Are So Many Scientists Harassing Their Students?
There seems to have been a sudden scourge of prominent scientists embroiled in sexual harassment scandals lately. What gives?
We Asked a Doctor Why People Love Listening to Depressing Music on Comedowns
We spoke to an Oxford academic about why you can't stop playing Aphex Twin records the morning after.
This University Is Offering a Degree in Pizza
Manchester Metropolitan University has announced that it will be creating 1,500 degree-level apprenticeships in partnership with everyone’s favourite Chicken Supreme and unlimited ice cream-purveyor, Pizza Hut.
Bad Religion’s Frontman Has a New Theory About Evolution and Coexistence
SoCal punk legend Greg Graffin has a new theory on what drives natural progression.
Which Grad School Degrees Aren't a Complete Waste of Money?
Like a lot of people who are young and broke, I've fantasized about going to law school. But does an advanced degree really offer a path to riches?
The Last Gasps of Texas German
Nearly 15 years ago at a diner in Texas, linguistics professor Hans Boas recognized a dialect of German he'd never heard before. It was Texas German. In a few decades, it will be extinct.