How your cat is making you crazy
Chris Reiber, a biomedical anthropologist at Binghamton, tells The Atlantic that the flu virus might boost our desire to socialize. It’s one of several theories in a piece devoted to parasites and their effect on behavior. Read more
Will Amazon kill off publishers?
Author Thomas Glave, professor of English at Binghamton University, writes for the New York Times’ Room for Debate about what Amazon’s entry into publishing may mean for independent publishing houses. Read more
The Evolution of Binghamton, Block by Block
Mark Oppenheimer reviews David Sloan Wilson’s new book in the New York Times. Read more
Can evolution breed better communities?
National Public Radio’s John Ydstie speaks to Binghamton biologist David Sloan Wilson about his new book, The Neighborhood Project: Using Evolution to Improve My City, One Block at a Time. Read more
When birds go to town
Urban settings offer enterprising critters new opportunities — if they can cope with the challenges, Binghamton biologist Anne Clark tells ScienceNews. Read more
Community activism and Darwin
Binghamton faculty member David Sloan Wilson discusses his new book, The Neighborhood Project: Using Evolution to Improve My City, One Block at a Time, with Brian Lehrer of WNYC. Read more
Evolution: Darwin’s city
Nature reports on how faculty member David Sloan Wilson is using the lens of evolution to understand life in the struggling City of Binghamton. Read more
