What I Mean When I Say: Katharine Ott and ‘Harmonic’

Wednesday, February 6, 2019 11:59 am

Harmonic functions help explain physical phenomena like heat conduction and fluid flow, says Associate Professor of Mathematics Katharine Ott.

Friday, November 30, 2018 11:28 am

As a scholarly term, "emergence" can explain political upheaval, a new fashion sense, or a good rugby match.

Thursday, October 25, 2018 1:36 pm

Think Judy Garland, Meet Me In St. Louis, and, maybe, gentrification.

Thursday, September 27, 2018 10:18 am

”It gets into some pretty juicy issues of identity politics and the ways in which people understand themselves.”

Friday, January 26, 2018 11:44 am

What do the Great Recession and Tulip Mania have in common?

Thursday, December 14, 2017 2:56 pm

A bat can be a nocturnal mammal, or a home-run hitter. For Susan Dewsnap, it's an important piece of pottery equipment.

Thursday, November 30, 2017 11:08 am

For most of us, an utterance is a spoken expression. For Bates ethnomusicologist Gina Fatone, the term is both broader and more specific.

Thursday, November 2, 2017 9:55 am

You can host a party. You can host a TV show. But in Bates biologist Lee Abrahamsen’s profession, you’re more likely to host a parasite.

Thursday, March 16, 2017 11:57 am

For Professor of Sociology Emily Kane, the word "agency" frequently describes not a place but a state of being.

Thursday, January 26, 2017 5:29 pm

Alexandre Dauge-Roth researches the narratives of survivors of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. When he uses the word “negotiate,” what does he mean?