Monthly Archives: June 2012

Most Controversial Faculty Firings of All Time

Posted on June 15, 2012 by Rashid Faridi

Guest Post by Liz Nutt When middle managers get fired in the corporate world, usually little more than an in-office scandal ensues. But when controversial college faculty members get the boot, it’s major news for students, alumni, and the university community. … Continue reading →

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A Chance Alignment Between Milky Way and Andromeda

Posted on June 14, 2012 by Rashid Faridi

he Hubble Space Telescope shows a rare view of a pair of overlapping galaxies, called NGC 3314. The two galaxies look as if they are colliding, but they are actually separated by tens of millions of light-years, or about ten … Continue reading →

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Electrons Become Both Heavy and Speedy

Posted on June 14, 2012 by Rashid Faridi

A Princeton University-led team of scientists has shown how electrons moving in certain solids can behave as though they are a thousand times more massive than free electrons, yet at the same time act as speedy superconductors.The observation of these … Continue reading →

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Posted on June 14, 2012 by Rashid Faridi

Originally posted on WANDERLUST:
Strelka Press is a radical publishing house for original writing on architecture, design and the city. Its mission is to promote a new wave of thinking on contemporary issues in architecture and design. The publishing house…

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