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If you’re looking for a good book to get lost in this summer, Westminster College faculty members have a few suggestions. We asked our professors what books were on their summer reading lists, and they offered up a number of titles. Some reflect their scholarly interests, while others are purely for pleasure. If you’re hoping to expand your mind or are just looking for a light buzzy beach read, check out Westminster College’s Faculty Summer Reading List.

To increase society’s supply of pickles, increase monetary demand for them. Increasing the supply of America’s most important product — innovation — is more complicated. It involves money that fertilizes

To increase societys supply of pickles, increase monetary demand for them. Increasing the supply of Americas most important product — innovation — is more complicated. It involves money that fertilizes a culture that nurtures talented individuals. Solving the complexities of this is one purpose of the Endless Frontier Act (EFA), which aims to disburse $100 billion over five years for the purpose of finding and supporting those who will shape the future of science. This is, inevitably,...

The Endless Frontier Act would disburse $100 billion over five years for the purpose of finding and supporting those who will shape the future of science.

April 17th, 2021 Witthaya Prasongsin via Getty Images The laws of thermodynamics help to govern in virtually every aspect of the known universe — from the biological functions of single cells to the formation of black holes at our galactic core. And without the Herculean efforts of scientists, theorists, engineers and tinkerers over the course of nearly two centuries, humanity would not be enjoying even nearly the level of technological advancement we do today. Modern conveniences like refrig...

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