What explains the ‘pull of the Poles’? What motivated early explorers to undergo great hardships to investigate the Arctic and…
Is it possible that people across generations and geographies see differently? What if what we see is related to who…
What will our world look like in ten years? Fifty? One hundred? Will the future be a utopian paradise or…
How have ideas about courtship changed between the twelfth century and today? Just what was “courtly love”? And how has…
This course explores the idea of Palestine as it is presented in Palestinian writings, films, and other creative works. We…
A good life depends on access to adequate food and medical care. Advances in biotechnology have made possible both agriculture…
In this course you will learn about the biodiversity around us, and the discipline of citizen science as a means…
From milk bottles and grocery bags to contact lenses and diapers, polymers influence nearly every aspect of our daily lives….
This course introduces students to World’s Fairs in the US between 1893 and 1965 (1884 World Cotton Centennial, New Orleans;…
Helen of Troy is said to have been the most beautiful woman in the world, yet we have no evidence…