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Nov 20, 2023 | amacad.org | Byron’s Letters

The reader will excuse my frequent references to the poets for facts to illustrate the history of madness. They view the human mind in all its operations, whether natural or morbid, with a microscopic eye; and hence many things arrest their attention, which would escape the notice of physicians. —Benjamin Rush, Diseases of the Mind (1812)1Disorders of mood, depression, and bipolar illness are common, painful, and destructive.

Sep 5, 2023 | amacad.org | Peter Walton

By Peter Walton, Associate Editor Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has unleashed a humanitarian catastrophe. Along with the thousands killed or injured, more than twelve million Ukrainians have been internally displaced or have fled to neighboring countries.

Sep 5, 2023 | amacad.org | Maggie Boyd

By Maggie Boyd, ArchivistOn May 5–6, 1956, the Academy hosted a conference on “Science and the Modern World View—Toward a Common Understanding of the Sciences and the Humanities.” The conference, funded by the National Science Foundation, was held in honor of physicist Percy Williams Bridgman and mathematician and physicist Philipp G. Frank. At their request, the meeting was not a celebration of their individual work.

Mar 2, 2023 | amacad.org | Maggie Boyd

Oct 28, 2019 | amacad.org | Claire Provost