Science & Technology

Xuan Grace Wang, Sajid Bashir and Jingbo Louise Liu on “Nanochemistry”

Nanomaterials are turning sci-fi into reality and offer promising avenues for a wide range of applications in science and industry. We met with the book editors of “Nanochemistry” to talk about the tiny particles with great potential.

Academia & Publishing

How to Measure the Impact of Scholarly Work with Research Metrics

Bibliometric data is indispensable when it comes to evaluating the impact of your scientific work. If you’re not afraid of facing one or two mathematical formulas, then you can learn how to interpret the most common metrics, such as Impact Factor or CiteScore, here.

Arts & Humanities

The January 6 US Capitol Attack: A Non-Revolution With an Enduring Impact

Two years after the violent insurrection around and inside the US Capitol building, the threat to the oldest democracy in modern Western history is far from over. A comparison of Hannah Arendt’s theory of revolutions and a miniseries about John Adams offers insights into the political challenges we are facing today.

Arts & Humanities

Ice Play: What Ice Does in Lyrics, Novels, Toys and Games

It can be cut, stacked, shaped, liquified, swallowed, shattered, and reshaped again and again. Ice as a recurring theme in literature and games provides a canvas for a wealth of phenomena and features of human existence.

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