stor Briefly Stated: Stories You May Have Missed By www.edweek.org Published On :: Wed, 02 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +0000 A collection of articles from this week that you may have missed. Full Article Indiana
stor Burlington could use empty store or trailers for high school By www.edweek.org Published On :: Mon, 09 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Full Article Vermont
stor Alaska: A Brief History of the State and Its Schools By www.edweek.org Published On :: Fri, 19 Jul 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Alaskan schooling developed on many fronts. An illustrated timeline adds historical context for the growth of the state's education system, from the territory’s earliest Native inhabitants to today. Full Article Alaska
stor Washington: A Love Story By blogs.edweek.org Published On :: Wed, 14 Sep 2016 00:00:00 +0000 We've got information and images a-plenty, if we want to look at states which might have some educational moxie. Teachers are now talking to each other across district and state boundaries, sharing information about how education policy is impacting their daily practice, where market-based reforms h Full Article Washington
stor Briefly Stated: Stories You May Have Missed By www.edweek.org Published On :: Wed, 09 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +0000 A collection of stories from the week that you may have missed. Full Article Mississippi
stor Briefly Stated: Stories You May Have Missed By www.edweek.org Published On :: Wed, 09 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +0000 A collection of stories from the week that you may have missed. Full Article Michigan
stor Briefly Stated: Stories You May Have Missed By www.edweek.org Published On :: Wed, 02 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +0000 A collection of articles from this week that you may have missed. Full Article Michigan
stor Briefly Stated: Stories You May Have Missed (Nov. 13, 2019) By www.edweek.org Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2019 00:00:00 +0000 A collection of short news stories from the last week. Full Article Illinois
stor Briefly Stated: Stories You May Have Missed By www.edweek.org Published On :: Tue, 18 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +0000 A collection of stories you may have missed. Full Article Illinois
stor New underground gallery & auditorium to open beneath historic Mitchell Library building By www.sl.nsw.gov.au Published On :: Thu, 26 Oct 2023 22:10:49 +0000 Friday, 27 October 2023 Sydneysiders and visitors will soon experience the State Library on a whole new level. Full Article
stor 2024 NSW Premier’s History Awards – Call for nominations By www.sl.nsw.gov.au Published On :: Tue, 13 Feb 2024 23:17:23 +0000 Wednesday 14 February 2024 Call for nominations. Full Article
stor NSW Premier’s History Award winners announced By www.sl.nsw.gov.au Published On :: Thu, 07 Sep 2023 04:53:35 +0000 $85,000 in prize money was awarded as part of NSW History Week. Full Article
stor Topographic Mapping of a Hierarchy of Temporal Receptive Windows Using a Narrated Story By www.jneurosci.org Published On :: 2011-02-23 Yulia LernerFeb 23, 2011; 31:2906-2915BehavioralSystemsCognitive Full Article
stor Cortically Disparate Visual Features Evoke Content-Independent Load Signals during Storage in Working Memory By www.jneurosci.org Published On :: 2024-10-30T09:30:22-07:00 It is well established that holding information in working memory (WM) elicits sustained stimulus-specific patterns of neural activity. Nevertheless, here we provide evidence for a distinct class of neural activity that tracks the number of individuated items in working memory, independent of the type of visual features stored. We present two EEG studies of young adults of both sexes that provide robust evidence for a signal tracking the number of individuated representations in working memory, regardless of the specific feature values stored. In Study 1, subjects maintained either colors or orientations across separate blocks in a single session. We found near-perfect generalization of the load signal between these two conditions, despite being able to simultaneously decode which feature had been voluntarily stored. In Study 2, participants attended to two features with very distinct cortical representations: color and motion coherence. We again found evidence for a neural load signal that robustly generalized across these distinct visual features, even though cortically disparate regions process color and motion coherence. Moreover, representational similarity analysis provided converging evidence for a content-independent load signal, while simultaneously showing that unique variance in EEG activity tracked the specific features that were stored. We posit that this load signal reflects a content-independent "pointer" operation that binds objects to the current context while parallel but distinct neural signals represent the features that are stored for each item in memory. Full Article
stor How Century-Old Paintings Reveal the Indigenous Roots and Natural History of New England Landscapes By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 19 Sep 2024 12:00:00 +0000 Seven guest collaborators bring new eyes to a Smithsonian museum founder’s collection of American art Full Article
stor What the Long History of Mail-In Voting in the U.S. Reveals About the Election Process By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Fri, 04 Oct 2024 15:30:00 +0000 A recent exhibition shows how soldiers sent in votes during the Civil War and World War II, as many Americans would in 2020 following the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic Full Article
stor These 17 Pictures Tell the Stories of Black Athletes in America By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Fri, 11 Oct 2024 19:20:13 +0000 A new book from the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture shows the images and impacts of athletes on and off the playing field Full Article
stor This Captivating Guide Uncovers the History and Mystery of Dinosaurs in 50 Fossils By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Tue, 29 Oct 2024 17:16:07 +0000 A paleontologist at the Natural History Museum in London chronicles the age of the famous and fascinating massive reptiles Full Article
stor See a Film That Reimagines History on the Malaysian Island That Served as a Refugee Site After the Vietnam War By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 16:11:03 +0000 The work, now on view at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, tells the story of two characters on the island—the last people alive in the world Full Article
stor Webinar: Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems and Ecosystem Restoration By www.fao.org Published On :: Fri, 15 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMT Rome - The experience of farmers who manage agricultural heritage can help achieve the UN Decade of Ecosystem Restoration's main goals: support and scale-up efforts [...] Full Article
stor New York Honors Shirley Chisholm, First Black Congresswoman in U.S. History, With New Statue By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Tue, 04 Dec 2018 16:58:28 +0000 The firebrand politician once quipped that she would like to be remembered as a woman who ‘had guts’ Full Article
stor This Object in History: F-14 Tomcat By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Sun, 29 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0000 From This Object in History, aired on @SmithsonianChannel Full Article
stor Sea Star Storytime with Chris Mah By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 30 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0000 Chris Mah, researcher at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History in the invertebrate zoology department, describes the characteristics of different sea star species observed on the final dive of the Laulima O Ka Moana expedition. (Credit: Video courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, 2017 Laulima O Ka Moana) Full Article
stor Finding Evolution at the Natural History Museum By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Fri, 04 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 Discover evidence of natural selection and evolution at the Smithsonian's Natural History Museum (Meredith Bragg) Full Article
stor Historian Speaks to Lincoln's Legacy By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 21 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 Author Harold Holzer discusses Abraham Lincoln's presidency and the President's lasting impact on modern American politics and nostalgia (Meredith Bragg). Read more at http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/life-of-lincoln.html Full Article
stor Superhero Comic Book and Movie Storytelling By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 21 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 Watch a course video excerpt from Rise of the Superheroes: The legendary Stan Lee, creator of the Avengers, Spiderman and Iron Man, has partnered with the Smithsonian National Museum of American History to launch the first global online course about superheroes to fans around the world. Full Article
stor Ask Smithsonian: Why Were Prehistoric Animals So Big? By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 21 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 Our giant of a host, Eric Schulze, explains why size mattered in prehistory. Full Article
stor American History Museum Transformed By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 21 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 A step-by-step tour of the renovation of the National Museum of American History (Narration by Beth Py-Lieberman / Edited by Ryan Reed and Brian Wolly) Full Article
stor The Long History of 3D Photography By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 A museum in Portland, Oregon highlights the multi-layered path of 3D imagery, from stereoscopes of the American West to blockbuster movies Full Article
stor Elevating the Forgotten Histories of Black Women Through Folk Music By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 The power behind the music of Our Native Daughters comes from giving voice to the struggles of those who came before us—and few have struggled to be heard as much as black women. Full Article
stor The History of Boogie Woogie By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 Smithsonian's own jazz man, John Edward Hasse, gives a lesson on the influential music genre. Read more at: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/the-smithsonians-ambassador-of-jazz-53620539/ Full Article
stor The Historic Neighborhoods of Buenos Aires By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 Take in the sights and sounds of the European influences of Argentina's capital city (Produced by: Brendan McCabe). Read more at: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/daniel-politi-on-hola-buenos-aires-138874294/ Full Article
stor The Shocking History and Legacy of the Salem Witch Trials By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 What fueled the frenzy that sent so many to their deaths in colonial America? And how did Americans reckon with the aftermath of the panic? --- For more videos from Smithsonian Magazine: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/ Digital Editorial Director: Brian Wolly Supervising Producer & Scriptwriter: Michelle Mehrtens Video Editor: Sierra Theobald Full Article
stor Auschwitz Survivors Tell Their Stories By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 From the moment they arrived at the concentration camp, Jews and other Holocaust victims were treated like animals, and only a lucky group survived the experience. Full Article
stor A Brief History of Chocolate By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 Uncover the bittersweet story of this ancient treat. Read more at https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/a-brief-history-of-chocolate-21860917/ Full Article
stor National Treasure: The History of the Lie Detector By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 Have you ever wondered whether lie detectors actually...work? Join us as we delve into the history and science behind these devices - from how they measure "deception" to the controversies surrounding their use. This video is the first episode of the National Treasure series, where we share behind-the-scenes stories of objects in the Smithsonian Collections. --------- To learn more about the exhibition "Forensic Science on Trial" at Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, read below: What a 100-Year-Old Lie Detector and 150-Year-Old Arsenic Tests Tell Us About Forensic Science Today https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/what-a-100-year-old-lie-detector-and-150-year-old-arsenic-tests-tell-us-about-forensic-science-today-180984623/ Forensic Science on Trial https://americanhistory.si.edu/explore/exhibitions/forensic-science-trial Digital Editorial Director: Brian Wolly Supervising Producer & Scriptwriter: Michelle Mehrtens Producer: Nicki Marko Producer & Editor: Sierra Theobald Motion Designer: Ricardo Jaimes Original Footage: Cade Martin Full Article
stor The Dark and Deadly History of the Plague By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 What caused the Plague? And what methods did people use to combat the spread? Learn about its origins, past outbreaks (including the Black Death), and the long-lasting impact of its legacy today. --- For more videos from Smithsonian Magazine: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/ Digital Editorial Director: Brian Wolly Supervising Producer & Scriptwriter: Michelle Mehrtens Producer: Nicki Marko Producer: Sierra Theobald Video Editor: Natalie Cline Graphic Designer: Kevin Schoenblum Full Article
stor The Restoration of the Elwha River By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 As the dams begin to come down, the National Park Service looks back at the region’s history and prepares for the welcome changes to the ecosystem Full Article
stor This Object in History: Elmo's Rise to Stardom By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 With his bright red coat, big orange nose, and wide eyes, Elmo is arguably the most famous of the Sesame Street muppets–but he didn’t always have it this good. Elmo began as an "Anything Muppet"—an extra, if you will, until Kevin Clash refashioned his character into the one we know—and kids love–today. Throughout the '80s his star continued to shine, eventually becoming an international icon and best-selling Christmas toy. Forty years later, he’s still going strong, enshrined in a popular exhibit at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. Full Article
stor A Brief History of Book Banning in America By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 Book-banning might seem like a relic of less enlightened times, but the practice is back in a big way. The American Library Association reports (https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/american-library-association-names-2022s-most-banned-books-180982048/) that 2022 saw more attempts to have books removed from public libraries than in any prior year this century — indeed, it documented more than twice as many attempted bans in 2022 than in 2021. In schools, attempts to keep certain books out of the hands of students have been even more aggressive and draconian. What’s new about these efforts is the subject that binds the most-challenged titles: Most of them address themes of LGBT+ identity or gender expression. In this episode, we talk with journalist Colleen Connolly about Thomas Morton’s New English Canaan, the first book ever to be suppressed in North America. What did the Puritans find so threatening about it, and how has this book echoed through subsequent centuries? Then we’re joined by Dr. Carla Hayden, Librarian of Congress, for a wide-ranging conversation about the history of book bans in the United States, how a resurgent wave of book bans in many states differs from those of prior eras, and why organized attempts to prevent specific people from reading specific books usually fail. A transcript of this episode can be found here (http://smithsonianmag.com/history/a-brief-history-of-banned-books-in-america-180983011) . Read Colleen’s Smithsonian story about New English Canaan here (https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-americas-first-banned-book-survived-and-became-an-anti-authoritarian-icon-180982971/) . Find prior episodes of our show here (https://www.smithsonianmag.com/podcast/) . There’s More to That is a production of Smithsonian magazine and PRX Productions. From the magazine, our team is Chris Klimek, Debra Rosenberg and Brian Wolly. From PRX, our team is Jessica Miller, Adriana Rosas Rivera, Genevieve Sponsler, Terence Bernardo, and Edwin Ochoa. The Executive Producer of PRX Productions is Jocelyn Gonzales. Fact-checking by Stephanie Abramson. Episode artwork by Emily Lankiewicz. Music by APM Music. Full Article
stor Walking Through Civil War History By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 Edwin Bearss lends a dynamic personality and a booming voice to teaching the history of the Civil War in northern Virginia (Meredith Bragg) Full Article
stor How to Separate Fact From Myth in the Extraordinary Story of Sojourner Truth By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 The facts of Sojourner Truth’s life are inspiring: Born into slavery in the late 1790s, she became an influential abolitionist and Pentecostal preacher, transfixing audiences from the mid 1840s through the late 1870s with her candid and powerful voice, not to mention her singing. Tall and strong, Truth was physically formidable, too. No one was using the term “intersectionality” in the 19th century, but Truth embodied this idea, declaring that her Blackness and her womanhood were equally essential facets of her identity. But many people, both in Truth’s lifetime and in the approximately 140 years since her death, have found it useful to recast Truth as they wish to remember her instead of as she was. There’s no better example of this than “Ain’t I a woman?,” the hypothetical that Truth supposedly put to the audience when she addressed a women’s rights convention in 1851 in Akron, Ohio—the city where a public plaza will be dedicated in her honor this spring. There’s reason to doubt she said that, or at least that she said it in that way. In this episode, we speak with two historians who’ve dug into Truth’s complicated legacy and challenged much of what’s been written about this American icon. Cynthia Greenlee reported on recent efforts to honor Truth (https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/remarkable-untold-story-sojourner-truth-180983691/) for the March 2024 issue of Smithsonian. Nell Irvin Painter wrote the groundbreaking 1996 biography Sojourner Truth: A Life, A Symbol, and she’s hard at work on a follow-up volume titled Sojourner Truth Was a New Yorker and She Didn’t Say That. Together, Greenlee and Painter help us understand us who Sojourner Truth really was, and why several generations of activists have claimed her as a symbol — at the expense of our understanding of her as a person. Read Cynthia Greenlee’s March 2024 Smithsonian story about Sojourner Truth here (https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/remarkable-untold-story-sojourner-truth-180983691/) . You can learn more about Dr. Greenlee and her work at her site (https://www.cynthiagreenlee.com/) . You can learn more about Dr. Nell Irvin Painter’s work as an author, artist, and historian at her site (http://www.nellpainter.com/) . And read more here for the history of Mar-a-Lago (https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/history-mar-a-lago-180965214/) mentioned in our dinner party fact. Find prior episodes of our show here (https://www.smithsonianmag.com/podcast/) . There’s More to That is a production of Smithsonian magazine and PRX Productions. From the magazine, our team is Chris Klimek, Debra Rosenberg and Brian Wolly. From PRX, our team is Jessica Miller, Adriana Rosas Rivera, Genevieve Sponsler, Rye Dorsey, and Edwin Ochoa. The Executive Producer of PRX Productions is Jocelyn Gonzales. Fact-checking by Stephanie Abramson. Episode artwork by Emily Lankiewicz. Music by APM Music. Full Article
stor He's (Not) Just Ken: The True History of Barbie’s Beau By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 He is (K)enough… or is he? With filmmaker Greta Gerwig's Barbie breaking box-office records—and devoting much of its story to Ken's existential crisis—we wondered if there's any more to Barbie's perennial plus-one. Journalist and lifelong Barbie fan Emily Tamkin talks us through Ken’s development, or lack thereof, over the decades. Read Emily’s “A Cultural History of Barbie,” and Chris’s brief Ken history “Not Your Average Beau,” here (https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/cultural-history-barbie-180982115/) or in the June 2023 issue of Smithsonian. Emily is the author of The Influence of Soros: Politics, Power, and the Struggle for an Open Society and Bad Jews: A History of American Jewish Politics and Identities. Learn more about Emily and her work here (https://www.emilytamkin.com/) , or subscribe to her Substack newsletter (https://emilyctamkin.substack.com/) . There’s More to That is a production of Smithsonian magazine and PRX Productions. From the magazine, our team is Chris Klimek, Debra Rosenberg and Brian Wolly. From PRX, our team is Jessica Miller, Genevieve Sponsler, Adriana Rozas Rivera, Terence Bernardo, and Edwin Ochoa. The Executive Producer of PRX Productions is Jocelyn Gonzales. Episode artwork by Emily Lankiewicz. Music by APM Music. Full Article
stor The History of the Potato By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 From the Americas to Europe then back again, there's more to the potato than meets the eyes. Full Article
stor The Wild Story of What Happened to Pablo Escobar’s Hungry, Hungry Hippos By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 Four decades ago, Pablo Escobar brought to his Medellín hideaway four hippopotamuses, the centerpieces of a menagerie that included llamas, cheetahs, lions, tigers, ostriches and other exotic fauna. After Colombian police shot Escobar dead in December 1993, veterinarians removed the animals—except the hippos, which were deemed too dangerous to approach. The hippos fled to the nearby Magdalena River and multiplied. Today, the descendants of Escobar’s hippos are believed to number nearly 200. Their uncontrolled growth threatens the region’s fragile waterways. Smithsonian contributor Joshua Hammer joins us to recount this strange history and explain why Colombian conservationists have embarked upon an unusual program to sterilize these hippos in the wild via “invasive surgical castration,” a procedure that is, as he has written (https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/pablo-escobar-abandoned-hippos-wreaking-havoc-colombian-jungle-180984494/) for Smithsonian magazine, “medically complicated, expensive and sometimes dangerous for hippos as well as for the people performing it.” Then, ecologist Rebecca Lewison tells us how her long-term study of hippo populations in Africa offers hints of how these creatures will continue to alter the Colombian ecosystem—and what authorities can do about it. Let us know what you think of our show, and how we can make it better, by completing our There's More to That listener survey here (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfS90zjBZ2oGa9JxVa-R5affKcOHaR2-ib1_KZeWm3HDQXJIA/viewform) . Read Josh Hammer's Smithsonian story about Escobar's hippos and their descendants here (https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/pablo-escobar-abandoned-hippos-wreaking-havoc-colombian-jungle-180984494/) . Learn more about Rebecca Lewison and her work here (https://cmi.sdsu.edu/rebecca-lewison/) . Find prior episodes of our show here (https://www.smithsonianmag.com/podcast/) . There’s More to That is a production of Smithsonian magazine and PRX Productions. From the magazine, our team is Chris Klimek, Debra Rosenberg and Brian Wolly. From PRX, our team is Jessica Miller, Adriana Rosas Rivera, Genevieve Sponsler, Rye Dorsey, and Edwin Ochoa. The Executive Producer of PRX Productions is Jocelyn Gonzales. Fact-checking by Stephanie Abramson. Episode artwork by Emily Lankiewicz Music by APM Music. Full Article
stor 3-D Scanning: Bringing History Back to Life By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 More on 3D scanning: http://j.mp/JM43KD Specialists are using new technology to unravel a mystery in the Smithsonian collections. Full Article
stor Historic Newsreel Footage of the Cuban Missile Crisis By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 Tensions intensified between Cuba and the United States in October 1962 as they appear destined to plunge the planet in global war Full Article
stor The History of Coffee Culture in America By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 Merry "Corky" White, author of Coffee Life in Japan, traces the history of coffee culture in the United States Full Article
stor The Story Behind Gene Kranz's Vest By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 Listen to a short lecture given by curator Margaret Weitekamp on Gene Kranz career with NASA and how his vest ended up at the Smithsonian Full Article
stor Anne Kelly Knowles Uses GIS Tools to Re-Write History By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 The American Ingenuity Award winner is using geographic information systems to map history's most iconic landscapes Full Article