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Promoting Useful Knowledge Since 1743.
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Since 1743, APS's mission has been "the cultivation of useful knowledge"—intellectual inquiry and critical thought are inherently in the best interest of the public.
Check back weekly for APS Members' words of wisdom.
#usefulknowledge #wordsofwisdom
Check back weekly for APS Members' words of wisdom.
#usefulknowledge #wordsofwisdom
🚨 New episode! 🎧 Tune in tomorrow to Episode 4 of the Useful Knowledge podcast with psychologist and author Daniel Gilbert. Listen tomorrow on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. 🎙️@danielgilbert.bsky.social
February 9, 2026 at 5:06 PM
🚨 New episode! 🎧 Tune in tomorrow to Episode 4 of the Useful Knowledge podcast with psychologist and author Daniel Gilbert. Listen tomorrow on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. 🎙️@danielgilbert.bsky.social
Leopard seals are one of the least-studied apex predators in the world. In April 2025, Emily Sperou joined us to discuss exciting discoveries about their diets, environment, and behavior. 🦭 🌊
🔗 Watch the full talk here: https://bit.ly/4cdF7wY
#leopardseal #apexpredator #animalscience
🔗 Watch the full talk here: https://bit.ly/4cdF7wY
#leopardseal #apexpredator #animalscience
February 9, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Leopard seals are one of the least-studied apex predators in the world. In April 2025, Emily Sperou joined us to discuss exciting discoveries about their diets, environment, and behavior. 🦭 🌊
🔗 Watch the full talk here: https://bit.ly/4cdF7wY
#leopardseal #apexpredator #animalscience
🔗 Watch the full talk here: https://bit.ly/4cdF7wY
#leopardseal #apexpredator #animalscience
📖 Look out for Shakespeare in the Kitchen, a monograph by 2024 Franklin Grant recipient, Marissa Nicosia! This book explores Shakespeare's writings and their connection to Renaissance recipes. It is slated for publication in late April. 🍲
https://bit.ly/4ca73lm
https://bit.ly/4ca73lm
February 6, 2026 at 3:19 PM
📖 Look out for Shakespeare in the Kitchen, a monograph by 2024 Franklin Grant recipient, Marissa Nicosia! This book explores Shakespeare's writings and their connection to Renaissance recipes. It is slated for publication in late April. 🍲
https://bit.ly/4ca73lm
https://bit.ly/4ca73lm
Congratulations to Emanuel Ax (APS 2009), who was named 2026 Musical America Artist of the Year. Ax is a classical pianist with a career spanning over 50 years, and has been a faculty member at The Julliard School since 1990.
February 5, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Congratulations to Emanuel Ax (APS 2009), who was named 2026 Musical America Artist of the Year. Ax is a classical pianist with a career spanning over 50 years, and has been a faculty member at The Julliard School since 1990.
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”
Check back weekly for APS Members' words of wisdom!
#wordsofwisdom #education #peace
Check back weekly for APS Members' words of wisdom!
#wordsofwisdom #education #peace
February 4, 2026 at 3:11 PM
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”
Check back weekly for APS Members' words of wisdom!
#wordsofwisdom #education #peace
Check back weekly for APS Members' words of wisdom!
#wordsofwisdom #education #peace
Join the APS and the Library Company of Philadelphia for a free conference on "Black Declarations of Independence." This conference will explore how Black people have articulated, enacted, and reimagined freedom before and after 1776.
Learn more and register here: https://bit.ly/4qYH9Wv
Learn more and register here: https://bit.ly/4qYH9Wv
February 3, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Join the APS and the Library Company of Philadelphia for a free conference on "Black Declarations of Independence." This conference will explore how Black people have articulated, enacted, and reimagined freedom before and after 1776.
Learn more and register here: https://bit.ly/4qYH9Wv
Learn more and register here: https://bit.ly/4qYH9Wv
🏙️ How is history remembered in our cities? In her talk, "Black History in the Philadelphia Landscape," educator and historian Amy Jane Cohen discussed how history is memorialized in Philadelphia, highlighting the efforts of historian and collector Charles Blockson.
#BlackHistoryMonth #Philadelphia
#BlackHistoryMonth #Philadelphia
February 2, 2026 at 2:45 PM
🏙️ How is history remembered in our cities? In her talk, "Black History in the Philadelphia Landscape," educator and historian Amy Jane Cohen discussed how history is memorialized in Philadelphia, highlighting the efforts of historian and collector Charles Blockson.
#BlackHistoryMonth #Philadelphia
#BlackHistoryMonth #Philadelphia
📚 Did you miss our public lecture on Greater Philadelphia: A New History for the Twenty-First Century? Catch it today on C-SPAN 2 at 4PM ET! Authors Howard Gillette and Charlene Mires discuss Philadelphia’s role in shaping the nation.
📺 Watch the event here after it airs: https://bit.ly/4k3JVa1
📺 Watch the event here after it airs: https://bit.ly/4k3JVa1
February 1, 2026 at 4:14 PM
📚 Did you miss our public lecture on Greater Philadelphia: A New History for the Twenty-First Century? Catch it today on C-SPAN 2 at 4PM ET! Authors Howard Gillette and Charlene Mires discuss Philadelphia’s role in shaping the nation.
📺 Watch the event here after it airs: https://bit.ly/4k3JVa1
📺 Watch the event here after it airs: https://bit.ly/4k3JVa1
✍️ Applications are open for the Phillips Fund for Native American Research! It provides grants for research in Native American linguistics, ethnohistory, and the history of studies of Native Americans in the continental US and Canada. Apply by March 2!
🔗 Apply here: https://bit.ly/4995xez
🔗 Apply here: https://bit.ly/4995xez
January 30, 2026 at 3:00 PM
✍️ Applications are open for the Phillips Fund for Native American Research! It provides grants for research in Native American linguistics, ethnohistory, and the history of studies of Native Americans in the continental US and Canada. Apply by March 2!
🔗 Apply here: https://bit.ly/4995xez
🔗 Apply here: https://bit.ly/4995xez
Congratulations to Justice Rosalie Silberman Abella (APS 2018) who was awarded the Order of Canada this month. Abella became a Supreme Court Justice of Canada in 2004 being the first Jewish woman and the first refugee to Canada to hold that position. 🍁
January 29, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Congratulations to Justice Rosalie Silberman Abella (APS 2018) who was awarded the Order of Canada this month. Abella became a Supreme Court Justice of Canada in 2004 being the first Jewish woman and the first refugee to Canada to hold that position. 🍁
“The ice-cold flame of the passion for seeking the truth for truth's sake must be kept burning, can be kept alive only if we continue to seek the truth for truth's sake."
Check back weekly for APS Members' words of wisdom!
#wordsofwisdom
Check back weekly for APS Members' words of wisdom!
#wordsofwisdom
January 28, 2026 at 2:55 PM
“The ice-cold flame of the passion for seeking the truth for truth's sake must be kept burning, can be kept alive only if we continue to seek the truth for truth's sake."
Check back weekly for APS Members' words of wisdom!
#wordsofwisdom
Check back weekly for APS Members' words of wisdom!
#wordsofwisdom
📆 Join us on Feb. 12 for a free public lecture! “A Traveller from an Antique Land" will feature Natasha McEnroe from the Society of Antiquaries of London for a discussion on some of the Society’s treasures. 🔍
🔗 Learn more and register here: https://bit.ly/469hq50
🔗 Learn more and register here: https://bit.ly/469hq50
January 27, 2026 at 6:16 PM
📆 Join us on Feb. 12 for a free public lecture! “A Traveller from an Antique Land" will feature Natasha McEnroe from the Society of Antiquaries of London for a discussion on some of the Society’s treasures. 🔍
🔗 Learn more and register here: https://bit.ly/469hq50
🔗 Learn more and register here: https://bit.ly/469hq50
How did modern ideas of "intelligence" come about, and how have they influenced American education? This week's blog post by former fellow Jim Porter titled "Frederick Osborn: Reform Eugenics and Post-WWII Educational Policy" explores these questions. ✍️
https://bit.ly/4pYD6Io
https://bit.ly/4pYD6Io
January 27, 2026 at 2:12 PM
How did modern ideas of "intelligence" come about, and how have they influenced American education? This week's blog post by former fellow Jim Porter titled "Frederick Osborn: Reform Eugenics and Post-WWII Educational Policy" explores these questions. ✍️
https://bit.ly/4pYD6Io
https://bit.ly/4pYD6Io
🎙️ Did you miss Episode 3 of the APS podcast, Useful Knowledge? Tune in to hear from @joycechaplin.bsky.social about the life and work of Benjamin Franklin including his pivotal invention, the Franklin Stove.
🎧 Listen on Spotify: https://bit.ly/4r3au1p
or Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/45oTgmS
🎧 Listen on Spotify: https://bit.ly/4r3au1p
or Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/45oTgmS
January 26, 2026 at 9:11 PM
🎙️ Did you miss Episode 3 of the APS podcast, Useful Knowledge? Tune in to hear from @joycechaplin.bsky.social about the life and work of Benjamin Franklin including his pivotal invention, the Franklin Stove.
🎧 Listen on Spotify: https://bit.ly/4r3au1p
or Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/45oTgmS
🎧 Listen on Spotify: https://bit.ly/4r3au1p
or Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/45oTgmS
🧠 How did human beings evolve to think deeply and imagine new possibilities? Paleoanthropologist Ian Tattersall discussed this in his 2015 talk “A Context for the Emergence of Modern Human Cognition.”
🔗 Watch the full talk here: https://bit.ly/4aakssi
🔗 Watch the full talk here: https://bit.ly/4aakssi
January 26, 2026 at 2:41 PM
🧠 How did human beings evolve to think deeply and imagine new possibilities? Paleoanthropologist Ian Tattersall discussed this in his 2015 talk “A Context for the Emergence of Modern Human Cognition.”
🔗 Watch the full talk here: https://bit.ly/4aakssi
🔗 Watch the full talk here: https://bit.ly/4aakssi
🔍 Come research with us! We're accepting applications for the Swan Foundation Short-Term Research Fellowships on Revolutionary-Era Material Culture with the David Center for the American Revolution and Swan Historical Foundation, Inc.
🔗 More info: https://bit.ly/45KIyrd
🔗 More info: https://bit.ly/45KIyrd
January 23, 2026 at 9:00 PM
🔍 Come research with us! We're accepting applications for the Swan Foundation Short-Term Research Fellowships on Revolutionary-Era Material Culture with the David Center for the American Revolution and Swan Historical Foundation, Inc.
🔗 More info: https://bit.ly/45KIyrd
🔗 More info: https://bit.ly/45KIyrd
#America250 is a nationwide event! Jurgen Buchenau, recipient of the Franklin Grant in 2004, 2013, and 2025 is joining North Carolina's James K. Polk State Historic Site for a lecture on Polk, the U.S.-American War, and Indigenous agency.
Register here: https://bit.ly/4t1AIU6
Register here: https://bit.ly/4t1AIU6
President Polk and the United States and Mexican Conflict
This presentation places President James K. Polk into the larger context of U.S.-Mexican conflict.
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January 23, 2026 at 5:00 PM
#America250 is a nationwide event! Jurgen Buchenau, recipient of the Franklin Grant in 2004, 2013, and 2025 is joining North Carolina's James K. Polk State Historic Site for a lecture on Polk, the U.S.-American War, and Indigenous agency.
Register here: https://bit.ly/4t1AIU6
Register here: https://bit.ly/4t1AIU6
Deadline extended! Apply to the @mellonfoundation Native American Scholars Initiative (NASI) Predoctoral and Archives Training Fellowships by February 9. ✏️
🔗 Find more information and apply here: https://www.amphilsoc.org/cnair-funding-opportunities
#indigenousstudies #scholarship
🔗 Find more information and apply here: https://www.amphilsoc.org/cnair-funding-opportunities
#indigenousstudies #scholarship
January 22, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Deadline extended! Apply to the @mellonfoundation Native American Scholars Initiative (NASI) Predoctoral and Archives Training Fellowships by February 9. ✏️
🔗 Find more information and apply here: https://www.amphilsoc.org/cnair-funding-opportunities
#indigenousstudies #scholarship
🔗 Find more information and apply here: https://www.amphilsoc.org/cnair-funding-opportunities
#indigenousstudies #scholarship
Congratulations to conductor Riccardo Muti (APS 1989) who was honored with the 2025 Ratzinger Prize by Pope Leo XIV in Rome! This award recognizes people who have made significant contributions to Christian art and culture.
January 22, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Congratulations to conductor Riccardo Muti (APS 1989) who was honored with the 2025 Ratzinger Prize by Pope Leo XIV in Rome! This award recognizes people who have made significant contributions to Christian art and culture.
“Reading is the key that opens doors to many good things in life. Reading shaped my dreams, and more reading helped me make my dreams come true.”
Check back weekly for APS Members' words of wisdom!
#usefulknowledge #wordsofwisdom #rbg
Check back weekly for APS Members' words of wisdom!
#usefulknowledge #wordsofwisdom #rbg
January 22, 2026 at 3:15 AM
“Reading is the key that opens doors to many good things in life. Reading shaped my dreams, and more reading helped me make my dreams come true.”
Check back weekly for APS Members' words of wisdom!
#usefulknowledge #wordsofwisdom #rbg
Check back weekly for APS Members' words of wisdom!
#usefulknowledge #wordsofwisdom #rbg
The APS is grateful to have received 3 National Endowment for the Humanities grants for Semiquincentennial programs! Funds will support its 2026 exhibition “These Truths: The Declarations of Independence,” educator workshop “America’s Forgotten Founders,” and digital portal "The Revolutionary City."
January 20, 2026 at 9:30 PM
The APS is grateful to have received 3 National Endowment for the Humanities grants for Semiquincentennial programs! Funds will support its 2026 exhibition “These Truths: The Declarations of Independence,” educator workshop “America’s Forgotten Founders,” and digital portal "The Revolutionary City."
Looking for new books to read in the new year? APS Members have you covered! Look to this week's blog post by Erin Farrell, APS Coordinator of Membership and Prizes, for an overview of recent Members' publications. 📚
#bookrecommendations #tbr
https://bit.ly/4sNkKwn
#bookrecommendations #tbr
https://bit.ly/4sNkKwn
January 20, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Looking for new books to read in the new year? APS Members have you covered! Look to this week's blog post by Erin Farrell, APS Coordinator of Membership and Prizes, for an overview of recent Members' publications. 📚
#bookrecommendations #tbr
https://bit.ly/4sNkKwn
#bookrecommendations #tbr
https://bit.ly/4sNkKwn
It’s been nearly 100 years since the birth of Martin Luther King, Jr. But he didn’t improve Black rights on his own. In this Meeting Talk Monday, historian Julie Fariman (APS 2025) discusses “We Went to Mississippi: Nurses' Civil Rights Activism of the Mid-1960s.”
#civilrights #mlkday #nursing
#civilrights #mlkday #nursing
January 19, 2026 at 3:02 PM
It’s been nearly 100 years since the birth of Martin Luther King, Jr. But he didn’t improve Black rights on his own. In this Meeting Talk Monday, historian Julie Fariman (APS 2025) discusses “We Went to Mississippi: Nurses' Civil Rights Activism of the Mid-1960s.”
#civilrights #mlkday #nursing
#civilrights #mlkday #nursing
The APS is looking for a Director of Development! Apply by February 19.
https://apply.interfolio.com/179918
https://apply.interfolio.com/179918
January 16, 2026 at 9:12 PM
The APS is looking for a Director of Development! Apply by February 19.
https://apply.interfolio.com/179918
https://apply.interfolio.com/179918
Former Lewis & Clark Fund recipient Justin Wang recently made a great discovery. He and fellow USC medical students found a cardiac anomaly in their anatomy lab--an extra vein flowing to the heart! They reported their findings in the European Journal of Anatomy. https://bit.ly/4iXDEfS
January 16, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Former Lewis & Clark Fund recipient Justin Wang recently made a great discovery. He and fellow USC medical students found a cardiac anomaly in their anatomy lab--an extra vein flowing to the heart! They reported their findings in the European Journal of Anatomy. https://bit.ly/4iXDEfS