What Can We Learn From Traditional Societies?
Kara Holsopple April 28, 2017
Jared Diamond writes books that focus on the big issues of life that everybody's concerned with--survival, sex and why history turned out the way it did. He says the United States is an example of a successful society but is at risk of screwing things up.
CultureHistory
'Sound Fishing' in Pittsburgh's Three Rivers
Composer and sound archaeologist Ricardo Iamuuri Robinson says you can learn a lot about Pittsburgh's past and present by listening to its signature landscapes.
Has Human Activity Created a New Geologic Era on Earth?
Reid Frazier March 17, 2017
A film airing this month at the Carnegie Mellon International Film Festival explores whether humans' impact on the planet goes far deeper than global warming.
Climate ChangeCulture
Pittsburgh Company Gets 'Cease-and-Desist' Letter Over Anti-Trump T-shirt
Smokey Bear's time in the resistance might be short-lived.
CulturePolitics
Why Psychology is a Hot New Sub-Genre in Climate Change Reading
Kara Holsopple March 3, 2017
Having anxiety over climate change? You're not alone. In fact, how climate change is impacting us psychologically is a favorite new topic for writers and social scientists.
The Viral T-Shirts of the Trump Resistance Are Made Right Here in Pittsburgh
Reid Frazier February 24, 2017
So those 'Rogue NASA' and 'Resist' Smokey Bear protest shirts you've seen all over the internet — turns out, they're made right here in the 'Burgh.
New Documentary Explores the Life and Legacy of Rachel Carson
A new PBS film premiering next week takes a fresh look at the life and work of the Pennsylvanian regarded to be the godmother of the modern environmental movement.
A Poet Mines for Meaning in West Virginia's Complex Energy Past
Kara Holsopple December 23, 2016
A new anthology of poems, essays and stories is exploring the impacts of fracking and Appalachia's complicated relationship to its energy heritage.
CultureEnergy
We're Calling It. Penn State Has the Best Squirrels in the World.
Lou Blouin December 19, 2016
We catch up with the Penn State senior who's been charming, feeding—and clothing—the campus' notoriously friendly squirrels since 2012.
CultureWildlife
Veteran Feels Called to Serve at Standing Rock
Kara Holsopple December 2, 2016
A National Guard veteran talks about why she will be among the military vets heading to North Dakota this weekend to join the protests against the Dakota Access pipeline.
CultureEnvironmental Justice