The Velvet Underground & Nico: A Cultural Landmark Turns 50
Editor’s prerogative: the occasional piece of nostalgia to mark an important cultural anniversary, and so we celebrate 50 years of The Velvet Underground & Nico.
Different Levels of Complexity Require Different Communication Strategies
A neuroscientist tries to explain his research to different audiences, from a five year-old to a colleague.
Algorithmic Approaches to Sorting Out Your Bookshelf
What’s the fastest way to get a pile of books into alphabetical order?
Predatory Publishing as a Rational Response to Poorly Governed Academic Incentives
Are we thinking about predatory publishing the wrong way? Are researchers deliberately choosing these journals, and if so, what are the incentives driving this decision?
The Origins of Numbers
A brief history of numbers.
Ancient (1992) Piece of Science Humor Discovered
One from the vaults — a well worn Xerox copy of the sort of humor scientists used to share back in the ancient days of the early 1990’s.
Meet the Elements
TED Ed presents a video Periodic Table of the Elements.
The Rise and Fall of Comic Sans
Meet the man who designed the digital age’s most vilified font.
Machine Learning Explained
A short video from the University of Oxford explains the concept of machine learning.
Welcome to the New Scholarly Kitchen
Welcome to our new website. Let us know what you think.
The Map of Physics
Dominic Walliman offers a visual map of the field of physics.
Restoring a 17th Century Map and the Stories It Tells Us
A fragmented map found stuffed up a Scottish chimney is restored into a meaningful historical document.
A Look Back at 2016 and a Peek Forward at 2017
A look back at The Scholarly Kitchen in 2016 and a glimpse at what’s coming in 2017.
Let’s Make the Facts Louder than the Opinions
A public service message from the Weather Channel.
American Versus British Spellings
A short video on how the US and the UK came to spell the same words differently.