Sociology

A scientific approach to debunk popular myths about the Earth and Earth Science, such as Flat Earth, ley lines, and the…

What’s to be done about a jaywalking moose? A bear caught breaking and entering? A murderous tree? Three hundred years…

While psychedelics of all sorts are demonized in America today, the visionary compounds found in plants are the…

Antiracism is not a destination but a journey—one that takes deliberate, consistent work. Ibram X. Kendi’s concept…

Explore the ways communication shapes our perceptions and our realities with this tour of verbal and non-verbal…

Since the beginning the US government has reserved the tool of revoking citizenship in order to cast out unwanted…

After the horrific events of the Tulsa Race Massacre in 1921, there was an official investigation... but it was far from…

Economist Heather McGhee tackles the connection between systemic racism and the inequalities and failures of the US…

In The Environmentalist's Dilemma, award-winning journalist Arno Kopecky zeroes in on one of the most important…

At their best, punkhouses are a shelter from the storm of society and our dysfunctional families. At their worst, they…

What is the nature of love? This groundbreaking, fascinating book delves into the brain science of sex, romance, and…

This book presents the unique combination of spiritualism, myth, magic, and shamanism that come together in Tibeta…

This book examines how urban environments are born, change, and die and offers new approaches to unlocking urban…

Unconscious bias is the persistent, unintentionally prejudiced behavior that clashes with our consciously held beliefs.…

A sometimes funny, sometimes terrifying tale of what happens when a government disappears into the woods; complete with…

Equal parts cultural observation, scientific exploration, and rousing call to action full of practical advice, this…

The full story of Juliana v. the United States, the landmark case in which 21 young people sued the federal government…

Throughout written history and across the world, women have protested the restrictions of gender and limitations placed…

While plenty of entertaining books have been written about the history of alcohol and other intoxicants, none have…

Drawing on the work of a wide range of thinkers from Georges Bataille to Donna Haraway, Pettman explores the…

It started with the Sh*t I Do List. Tired of being the “shefault” parent responsible for all aspects of her busy…

Two powerful phenomena are simultaneously unfolding on Earth: the rise of the climate movement and the rise of women and…

The Heroine’s Journey describes contemporary woman’s search for wholeness in a society where she has been defined…

Women are in a bind. In the name of consent and empowerment, they must proclaim their desires clearly and confidently.…

Susan Fowler was just twenty-five years old when her blog post describing the sexual harassment and retaliation she’d…

What exactly is Blackness and what does it mean to be Black? Is Blackness a matter of biology or consciousness? Who…

What have you been taught about who has power and who makes the rules? Have you ever been lost for words at an…

Why didn't the ancient Greeks or Romans wear pants? How did they shave? How likely were they to drink fine wine, use…

“Dear Dope Black Girl, You don’t know me, but I know you. I know you because I am you! We are magic, light, and…