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Science & Tech	Scientific Integrity and the Ethics of 'Utter Honesty' Honesty is a core scientific virtue, but what does it require of us? Robert T. Pennock \| Apr 19, 2022
Science & Tech	The Archaeology of Inequality Ancient skeletons, funerary practices, and DNA reveal layers of inequality in past societies. Carles Lalueza-Fox \| Apr 13, 2022
Media	How the Internet Became Straight Alexander Monea, author of "The Digital Closet," argues that the internet became straight by suppressing everything that is not, forcing LGBTQIA+ content into increasingly narrow channels. Zoë Kopp-Weber \| Apr 9, 2022
Environment	The Sustainable City: Creating Car-Free Communities This month, we talk to Dr. Eckart Würzner, the Lord Mayor of Heidelberg, Germany, about his city’s efforts to create a car-free community, and Chris Shears, an urban designer and planner who has long advocated to move Americans beyond auto dependence. William Shutkin & Andy Bush \| Apr 4, 2022
Culture	The Weird, Wonderful History of Fairground Photography An essay from renowned photography historian Clément Chéroux’s book “Since 1839... Eleven Essays on Photography." Clément Chéroux, Translated by Shane B. Lillis \| Mar 29, 2022
Culture	The Brilliant Vision of Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain’s "Sultana’s Dream" When will we ever see realized what Sultana glimpses: the abolition of fossil-fuel technologies, the greenifying of cities, the detoxification of masculinity, and the triumph of love and truth over fear and hatred? Joshua Glenn \| Mar 24, 2022
Culture	At the Azraq Refugee Camp, Restoring Humanity Through Art and Design An excerpt from “Design to Live,” documenting designs, inventions, and artworks from the Azraq Refugee Camp in Jordan. Azra Aksamija, Raafat Majzoub, and Melina Philippou \| Mar 22, 2022
Culture	Crossing Borders, Imagining Heimat: On Art and Home An excerpt from Peter Chametzky’s book “Turks, Jews, and Other Germans in Contemporary Art,” the first volume to examine multicultural visual culture in Germany. Peter Chametzky \| Mar 15, 2022
Culture	Has Higher Education in the United States Lost Its Way? In conversation with Wendy Fischman and Howard Gardner, authors of “The Real World of College: What Higher Education Is and What It Can Be.” The Editors \| Mar 10, 2022
Environment	The Sustainable City Podcast: Zero-Carbon, From Buildings to Cities This month, we explore the ways cities, developers, and property owners can swap out fossil fuels for renewable, zero-carbon energy sources to power their buildings and communities. Our guest is Josh Radoff. William Shutkin & Andy Bush \| Mar 7, 2022