Forced Sterilization Programs in California Once Harmed Thousands – Particularly Latinas Natalie Lira, The Conversation and Nicole L. Novak, The Conversation Gender Studies, History, Medicine, Science & Medicine, Society & Culture In 1942, 18-year-old Iris Lopez, a Mexican-American woman, started working at the Calship Yards in Los Angeles. Working on the home front building Victory Ships not only added to the war effort, but allowed...
I Run ‘Facial Recognition’ on Buildings to Unlock Architectural Secrets Peter Christensen, The Conversation Arts & Culture, Society & Culture, Uncategorized About a decade ago, a modest update to Apple’s iPhoto software showed me a new way to study architectural history. The February 2009 update added facial recognition, allowing users to tag friends and loved...
Parents feel weird about sex ed for LGBTQ teens Marla Paul, Futurity Education, Gender Studies, Medicine, Science & Medicine, Society & Culture The parents of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer teens feel uncomfortable and unequipped when trying to educate them about sex and dating, research finds. “Parents play an important role...
Five Important Ways to Think About Privacy Paul Levy Government, Politics & Economics, Society & Culture Given the ongoing implosion of Facebook, concerns about privacy are, once again, in the headlines. Yet the fundamentals are fairly simple. Are we heading towards a world where transparency is the default, or...
Rights of the dead and the living clash when scientists extract DNA from human remains Chip Colwell Anthropology, Science & Medicine, Society & Culture The remains of a 6-inch long mummy from Chile are not those of a space alien, according to recently reported research. The tiny body with its strange features – a pointed head, elongated bones – had been...
The Enlightenment is Dead, Long Live the Entanglement Danny Hillis History, Science & Medicine, Society & Culture We have outgrown the distinction between the natural and the artificial.
On Marine Debris as a Form of Gendered Violence UCLA Center for the Study of Women Gender Studies, Science & Medicine, Society & Culture by Maya Weeks In the wake of the election, I have been thinking extensively and without desiring to about the men who wish us dead. I have been thinking about the men who made today’s petroleum industry...
