A new website ranks the world’s scientific institutions by discipline and shows their location on a global map

There is no shortage of lists that attempt to rank the world’s universities and research-focused institutions. However, it’s well known that some places are much stronger in one area of science than others but it is not always possible to interrogate these rankings by discipline.

This article walks HTML developers through using a new way to present content on the web using the new “article” markup element in HTML5.

On Friday, Aug. 2, WYPR’s The Signal re-aired last year’s interview with assistant professor of American studies, Nicole King, where she discussed the colorful history of the roadside attraction, South of the Border.

“I think South of the Border—and recreation in general, especially in the South—is important because it’s the politicized aspect of what we do in our free time,” said King. “We often think of politics as happening in board rooms or in political spheres, but they actually happen in places that we go everyday, and especially in the South.”

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Applied mathematics, sexuality and food recipes are abound in Metro Weekly’s review of Manil Suri’s third published novel, The City of Devi. Suri’s latest novel visits a futuristic, war-torn Mumbai as it braces for an impending apocalypse, and amid the chaotic setting lies the stories of three characters. New to Suri’s so-called “trilogy,” however, is the introduction of a gay theme.

”I think so many of these issues, especially we as gay people would face, it’s necessary to work through them, and writing is a great way of doing it,” says Suri. “It also helps you realize which parts of your story might be promising as fiction.”

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