The Story Behind Science: 5 Questions with Professor David Kaiser
“The history of science is not only about interesting personalities or heroic stories of off-the-scale thinkers: it’s part of wanting to understand what it means to be human, which often means societies, institutions, culture and politics.”
Building a New Foundation
“There are W.P.A. led projects that still influence our lives presently … One of these important buildings is the current Vol Walker Hall (1935), which … has been the site of essential gatherings such as equal housing rights demonstrations, the 1968 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. memorial march, and Vietnam War protests.”
Sink the Censorship
“’…the dominant theme of the material taken as a whole or piecemeal does not appeal to the prurient interest—it is not lascivious, it does not excite lustful thoughts, and it hardly creates itching. Under any legal test, we cannot say that the poems are even arguably obscene.’”
Protest Among the Branches
“This popularity of tree sitting on campus served as part of a national trend … Young people took to the streets, their campuses, or a large tree to have their voices heard.”
Wearing the Burden
“Though just like WWI, students’ lives have come to a screeching halt in many aspects, many people continue to work towards a common good. In 1917 people were called to work across the world. In 2020, we are encouraged to work from our couches.”