Michio Kaku’s (ΦBK, Harvard, 1968) most recent book predicts and explains the most cutting-edge research in brain function.
Member Alex Wissner-Gross’s has proposed an equation for intelligence that has the potential to greatly alter our use of robotics and computer programming.
In his new book, ΦBK member Cal Newport says the key to success is getting really good at a rare and valuable skill, and then learning how to leverage it.
The story behind Thomas Eakins’ painting A May Morning in the Park (1879) reveals a remarkable bond between painter and subject, Fairman Rogers (ΦBK, University of Pennsylvania, 1853).
Annie Clark (ΦBK, UNC Chapel Hill, 2011) is a founder of End Rape on Campus, fighting to hold colleges and universities accountable for how they handle sexual misconduct.
Andrew Rossi, director of Page One: Inside the New York Times (2011), again turns to the topic of institutional instability in this new documentary film about higher education.
Join the Phi Beta Kappa Association of the Chicago Area to discuss privacy and security in the digital age with experts Fred Cate and Bob Sloan, June 29.
We’re looking for reviewers in the liberal arts and sciences for our “Life of the Mind” program! Learn how to apply.
With rising tuition rates, and inquiries into future changes in college student demographics, the pressing question becomes: how to handle student debt?
Thinking critically about the experiences that challenge students the most while abroad will isolate significant developmental moments that could not have happened anywhere else.
A new teaching philosophy for computer science helps bridge the gap between skills learned in the humanities and those learned in the sciences and engineering.
The University of Maine Humanities Initiative sees community engagement as essential for the long-term health and revitalization of the humanities.
