Inflection Magazine

Inflection delves deeper into topics of interest to students, with news, opinion, reviews, controversial topics, and study starters, helping you to make sense of what’s happening in the classroom, on campus, online, and in the wider world.

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most-controversial-topics-today

The 30 Most Controversial Topics for Your Position Paper

By Dave Tomar
influential-think-tanks

Top Influential Think Tanks 2021

By AI Staff
most-influential-philosophers-study-starter

The 25 Most Influential Philosophers of All Time–A Philosophy Study Starter

By Dave Tomar
logical-fallacies

30 Common Logical Fallacies–A Study Starter

By Dave Tomar
political-science-influential-books

25 Most Influential Political Science Books 2010–2020

By James Barham, PhD
majoring-in-marijuana

Majoring in Marijuana: Best Colleges for Studying Cannabis

By Dave Tomar
most-influential-psychologist-study-starter

The 25 Most Influential Psychologists of All Time–A Study Starter

By Dave Tomar
controversial-topic-artificial-intelligence

Controversial Topic: Artificial Intelligence

By AI Staff
controversial-topic-gun-control

Controversial Topic: Gun Control

By AI Staff
controversial-topic-abortion

Controversial Topic: Abortion

By AI Staff
philosophy-influential-books

25 Most Influential Philosophy Books 2010–2020

By James Barham, PhD
controversial-topic-charter-schools

Controversial Topic: Charter Schools

By AI Staff
controversial-topic-freedom-of-speech

Controversial Topic: Censorship and Freedom of Speech

By AI Staff
controversial-topic-death-penalty

Controversial Topic: The Death Penalty/Capital Punishment

By AI Staff
why-are-colleges-so-liberal

Why Are Colleges So Liberal?

By Dave Tomar
controversial-topic-womens-rights

Controversial Topic: Women’s Rights

By AI Staff
controversial-topic-climate-change

Controversial Topic: Climate Change

By AI Staff
controversial-topic-minimum-wage

Controversial Topic: Minimum Wage

By AI Staff
religious-studies-influential-books

25 Most Influential Books in Religious Studies

By James Barham, PhD
controversial-topic-health-insurance

Controversial Topic: Health Insurance

By AI Staff
controversial-topic-police-brutality

Controversial Topic: Police Brutality

By AI Staff
sociology-influential-books

25 Most Influential Books in Sociology 2010-2020

By James Barham, PhD

The Secret to Gaining Admission at Harvard and MIT

By AI Staff
what-is-grammarly

What Is Grammarly, and Is It Cheating?

By Dave Tomar
controversial-topic-critical-race-theory

Controversial Topic: Critical Race Theory

By Dave Tomar

Even Superstar Students Need Help: The Cautionary Tale of Elizabeth Holmes

By David Nguyen, PhD
vaccine-mandates-higher-education

COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates in Higher Education

By Dave Tomar
biology-influential-books

25 Most Influential Biology Books 2010–2020

By Dr. James Barham
100-best-rock-bands-25-1

The 100 Best Rock Bands of All Time: 25-1

By Dave Tomar
controversial-topic-black-lives-matter

Controversial Topic: Black Lives Matter

By Dave Tomar
criminal-justice-criminology-influential-books

25 Most Influential Criminal Justice and Criminology Books 2010–2020

By Dr. James Barham
physics-influential-books

25 Most Influential Physics Books 2010–2020

By James Barham, PhD
forms-of-government-study-starter

25 Forms of Government—A Study Starter

By Dave Tomar
10-things-to-do-summer-before-college

10 Things To Do the Summer Before College

By Dave Tomar
controversial-topic-religious-freedom

Controversial Topic: Religious Freedom

By AI Staff

5 Reasons You Should Take Logic Your First Year in College

By Bruce L. Gordon, PhD
controversial-topic-vaccines

Controversial Topic: Vaccines

By AI Staff
economics-influential-books

25 Most Influential Economics Books 2010–2020

By Dr. James Barham
controversial-topic-hacking

Controversial Topic: Hacking

By Dave Tomar
controversial-topic-civil-rights

Controversial Topic: Civil Rights

By AI Staff
mathematics-influential-books

25 Most Influential Books in Mathematics 2010–2020

By Dr. James Barham
controversial-topic-nuclear-energy

Controversial Topic: Nuclear Energy

By AI Staff
law-legal-studies-influential-books

25 Most Influential Books in Law/Legal Studies 2010–2020

By Dr. James Barham
controversial-topic-social-security

Controversial Topic: Social Security

By AI Staff
difference-between-education-intelligence

What is the Difference Between Education and Intelligence?

By Dave Tomar
controversial-topic-atheism

Controversial Topic: Atheism

By AI Staff
100-best-rock-bands-100-76

The 100 Best Rock Bands of All Time: 100–76

By Dave Tomar
controversial-topic-labor-unions

Controversial Topic: Labor Unions

By AI Staff
computer-science-influential-books

25 Most Influential Books in Computer Science 2010–2020

By James Barham, PhD
Why Is My Professor So Weird? Here are 10 Possible Reasons

Why Is My Professor So Weird? Here are 10 Possible Reasons

By Dave Tomar
should-non-christians-go-to-christian-colleges

Should non-Christians go to Christian Colleges?

By Dave Tomar
controversial-topic-outsourcing

Controversial Topic: Outsourcing

By AI Staff
psychology-influential-books

25 Most Influential Psychology Books 2010–2020

By James Barham, PhD
controversial-topic-foreign-aid

Controversial Topic: Foreign Aid

By Dave Tomar
best-environmental-science-programs-professors

The Best Environmental Science Programs and Professors

By Dave Tomar
controversial-topic-electoral-college

Controversial Topic: Electoral College

By AI Staff
College Rankings Held Hostage

College Rankings Held Hostage: The Undeserved Monopoly of US News Rankings

By AI Staff
wars-shaped-modern-world-study-starter

20 Wars That Shaped the Modern World—A Study Starter

By Dave Tomar
controversial-topic-extremism

Controversial Topic: Extremism

By AI Staff
controversial-topic-affirmative-action

Controversial Topic: Affirmative Action

By AI Staff
should-i-go-to-elite-college

Should I go to an elite college?

By Dave Tomar
controversial-topics-reparations

Controversial Topic: Reparations for Slavery

By AI Staff
overcoming-administrative-bloat

Overcoming Administrative Bloat in Higher Education

By Dave Tomar
studying-myths-debunked

Top 10 Myths About Studying Debunked

By AI Staff
social-work-influential-books

15 Most Influential Books in Social Work

By James Barham, PhD
history-influential-books

25 Most Influential Books in History (Historiography) 2010–2020

By James Barham, PhD
outsized-influence-of-reputation-survey

The Problematic Influence of Reputation Surveys in College Ranking

By AI Staff
what-is-wrong-with-using-graduation-rates

What’s wrong with using graduation rates to rank colleges?

By Dave Tomar
100-best-rock-bands-75-51

The 100 Best Rock Bands of All Time: 75-51

By Dave Tomar
Bright Notes study guides

Understand Classic Books with Bright Notes Study Guides

By Dan Edelen
100-best-rock-bands-50-26

The 100 Best Rock Bands of All Time: 50–26

By Dave Tomar
controversial-topic-trump-big-lie

Controversial Topic: Trump and the “Big Lie”

By Dave Tomar
tips-for-undeclared-major

10 Tips for Success as an Undeclared Student

By AI Staff
college-more-than-getting-a-job

Going to College is About More Than Just Getting a Job

By Dr. Jed Macosko
history-of-hbcus-in-america

The History of HBCUs in America

By Dave Tomar
anthropology-history-1950-1999

A Brief History of Anthropology: 1950-2000

By Erik Larson
academic-analytics-big-data-tenure-track

Academic Analytics, Big Data, and the Tenure Track

By Mike Nietzel
best-college-basketball-mascots

Who Has the Best College Basketball Mascots?

By Dave Tomar
earth-sciences-influential-books

25 Most Influential Books in Earth Sciences/Geosciences 2010–2020

By James Barham, PhD
computer-science-2000-2020

A Brief History of Computer Science: 2000-2020

By Erik Larson, PhD
college-students-make-most-of-winter-break

10 Ways College Students Can Make the Most of Winter Break

By Dave Tomar
how-many-schools-to-apply-to

How Many Schools Should I Apply To?

By Dave Tomar
anthropology-history-1900-1949

A Brief History of Anthropology: 1900-1949

By Erik Larson

Meyer or Mendeleev: Who created the periodic table?

By Eric Scerri, PhD
schools/rowan-university-college-of-engineering

Rowan University: How an Engineer’s Unusual Donation Helped Catapult a Public University to Prominence in Academics and Research

By AcademicInfluence.com Staff
influential-infamy

Influence, Infamy, and the Case of Osama bin Laden

By AI Staff

Major College Accreditation Overhaul — What’s Changing and Why It Matters

By AI Staff
mathematics-1950-2000

A Brief History of Mathematics: 1950–2000

By Erik Larson, PhD
mental-health-online-education

Don’t Neglect Your Mental Health While Getting Your Online Education

By Dave Tomar
why-students-cheat

Why Students Cheat

By Dave Tomar
mathematics-2000-2020

A Brief History of Mathematics: 2000-2020

By Erik Larson, PhD
online-education-covid-19

Online Education and COVID-19 — The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

By AI Staff
why-alumni-matter

Why Do Alumni Matter?

By Dave Tomar
myths-college-majors

The Top 10 Myths About College Majors Debunked

By AI Staff
Best college football mascots

Who Has the Best College Football Mascots?

By Dave Tomar
growing-up-with-artificial-intelligence

Growing Up with Artificial Intelligence

By Erik Larson
student-cheating-surge

The Student Cheating Surge Lurking in the Shadows of COVID-19

By Dave Tomar
study-starters

Boost Your Study Skills with Study Starters

By Dave Tomar
should-i-take-winter-classes

Should I Take Winter Classes?

By Dave Tomar
questions-to-ask-college-admissions-counselors

5 Questions You Should Ask College Admissions Counselors

By Neil Chyten
biology-1950-2000

A Brief History of Biology: 1950-2000

By James Barham, PhD
application-inflation-illusion-college-selectivity

Application Inflation and the Illusion of College Selectivity

By Dave Tomar
computer-science-1950-2000

A Brief History of Computer Science: 1950-2000

By Erik Larson, PhD
anthropology-history-pre-1900

A Brief History of Anthropology: Pre-1900

By Erik Larson
biology-1900-1950

A Brief History of Biology: 1900-1950

By James Barham, PhD
how-online-students-get-writing-help

How Can Online Students Get Writing Help?

By AcademicInfluence.com Staff
bright-notes/remarque-all-quiet-on-western-front-hero

Study Guide to All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque

By AcademicInfluence.com Staff
how-can-i-study-for-online-finals

How Can I Study For Online Finals?

By Dave Tomar

Christian Colleges That Resist Political Pandering

By Mike Nietzel, PhD

The Use and Abuse of Academic Metrics

By AI Staff
hitting-college-application-deadlines

Guide to Hitting Your College Application Deadlines

By Dave Tomar
how-much-should-college-cost

How Much Should College Cost?

By Dave Tomar
tips-for-online-education-beginners

Top 10 Tips for Online Education Beginners

By AI Staff
career-services-for-online-college-students

The Importance of Career Services for Online College Students

By Dave Tomar
college-is-still-worth-money

College Is Still Worth the Money…If You Can Complete It

By Dave Tomar
halloween-at-college

Halloween at College: Ten Awesome Campus Traditions

By Dave Tomar
how-to-choose-safety-target-reach-schools

How to Choose Your Safety, Target, and Reach Schools

By AI Staff
jeff-selingo-book-review-who-gets-in-and-why

Book Review: Jeff Selingo’s Who Gets In & Why — A Year Inside College Admissions

By AI Staff
Kerbal Space Program image

Get Smarter: 26 Apps & Video Games to Sharpen Your Mind

By Ethan Edelen
march-madness

March Madness: 10 Tips For Winning Your Pool

By Dave Tomar
online-students-prevent-senioritis

How Online Students Can Prevent Senioritis

By Dave Tomar
bright-notes/kesey-one-flew-over-cuckoos-nest-hero

Study Guide to One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey

By AcademicInfluence.com Staff
bright-notes/tolstoy-war-peace-hero

Study Guide to War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy

By AcademicInfluence.com Staff
cybersecurity-certificates

Cybersecurity Certificates

By AcademicInfluence.com Staff
why-go-to-community-college

Why You Should Go to Community College

By Dave Tomar
What jobs can you get with an online MBA?

What jobs can you get with an online MBA?

By Dave Tomar
bright-notes/morrison-beloved-hero

Study Guide to Beloved by Toni Morrison

By AcademicInfluence.com Staff
bright-notes/lewis-babbitt-hero

Study Guide to Babbitt by Sinclair Lewis

By AcademicInfluence.com Staff
data-analysis-certificate

Data Analysis Certificate

By Dave Tomar
business-influential-books

25 Most Influential Books in Business 2010–2020

By James Barham, PhD
bright-notes/mitchell-gone-with-wind-hero

Study Guide to Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell

By AcademicInfluence.com Staff
online-college-students-spring-break

How Do Online College Students Do Spring Break?

By Dave Tomar
biology-2000-2020

A Brief History of Biology: 2000-2020

By James Barham, PhD
bright-notes/lessing-golden-notebook-hero

Study Guide to The Golden Notebook by Doris Lessing

By AcademicInfluence.com Staff
get-masters-degree-online

Should I get a master’s degree online?

By Dave Tomar
tips-for-adjusting-to-school-online

10 Tips for Adjusting to School Online

By Dr. Jed Macosko
bright-notes/goethe-faust-hero

Study Guide to Faust by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

By AcademicInfluence.com Staff
bright-notes/heller-catch-22-hero

Study Guide to Catch-22 by Joseph Heller

By AcademicInfluence.com Staff
learn-to-read-by-watching-tv

Learn to Read By Watching More TV! (How closed captioning can improve reading comprehension)

By Wayne Downs
online-colleges-that-start-anytime

Online Colleges That Start Anytime and the Benefits of a Self-Paced Education

By Dave Tomar
online-students-get-better-sleep

How Online Students Can Get Better Sleep

By Dave Tomar
best-online-business-courses

Best Online Business Courses

By AcademicInfluence.com Staff
earth-science-2000-2020

A Brief History of Earth Sciences: 2000-2020

By Dr. Jed Macosko and Bradley A. Alaniz
facts-about-ivy-league-admissions

7 Facts About Ivy League Admissions

By Dave Tomar
college-admissions-consultants-address-inequality

How College Admissions Consultants Can Address Inequality in Higher Education

By Dave Tomar
The Career Benefits From Online College

The Career Benefits From Online College

By Dave Tomar
bright-notes/vonnegut-slaughterhouse-five-hero

Study Guide to Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut

By AcademicInfluence.com Staff
bright-notes/maugham-of-human-bondage-hero

Study Guide to Of Human Bondage by W. Somerset Maugham

By AcademicInfluence.com Staff
anthropology-history-2000-2020

A Brief History of Anthropology: 2000-2020

By Erik Larson
cybersecurity-scholarships

Cybersecurity Scholarships

By AcademicInfluence.com Staff
bright-notes/hugo-les-miserables-hero

Study Guide to Les Misérables by Victor Hugo

By AcademicInfluence.com Staff
funny-controversial-topics

10 Funny Controversial Topics for Your Thanksgiving Dinner

By Dave Tomar
bright-notes/leguin-left-hand-of-darkness

Study Guide to The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula Le Guin

By AcademicInfluence.com Staff
bright-notes/adams-education-of-henry-adams-hero

Study Guide to The Education of Henry Adams by Henry Adams

By AcademicInfluence.com Staff
how-online-students-avoid-burnout

How Online Students Can Avoid Burnout

By Dave Tomar
bright-notes/swift-gullivers-travels-hero

Study Guide to Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift

By AcademicInfluence.com Staff
popular-data-science-course-list

Popular Data Science Course Lists

By Dave Tomar
bright-notes/frank-diary-of-young-girl-hero

Study Guide to The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank

By AcademicInfluence.com Staff
bright-notes/chaucer-canterbury-tales

Study Guide to The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer

By AcademicInfluence.com Staff
how-to-become-cybersecurity-analyst

How to Become a Cybersecurity Analyst

By AcademicInfluence.com Staff
bright-notes/dinesen-out-of-africa-hero

Study Guide to Out of Africa by Isak Dinesen

By AcademicInfluence.com Staff
bright-notes/beowulf-hero

Study Guide to Beowulf

By AcademicInfluence.com Staff
dual-enrollment

Dual Enrollment: How To Earn Community College Credits In High School

By Dave Tomar
bright-notes/dreiser-sister-carrie-hero

Study Guide to Sister Carrie by Theodore Dresier

By AcademicInfluence.com Staff
bright-notes/bronte-jane-eyre-hero

Study Guide to Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë

By AcademicInfluence.com Staff
early-admission-compounding-inequality

Is Early Admission Compounding Inequality at America’s Colleges?

By Dave Tomar
bright-notes/tolkien-fellowship-of-rings-hero

Study Guide to The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien

By AcademicInfluence.com Staff
bright-notes/gay-beggars-opera-hero

Study Guide to The Beggar’s Opera by John Gay

By AcademicInfluence.com Staff
bright-notes/connelly-green-pastures

Study Guide to The Green Pastures by Marc Connelly

By AcademicInfluence.com Staff
ways-online-education-can-be-more-effective-than-traditional-education

5 Ways Online Education Can Be More Effective Than Traditional Classroom Education

By Dave Tomar
history-of-black-history-month

The History of Black History Month

By Dave Tomar
earth-science-1950-1999

A Brief History of Earth Sciences: 1950-1999

By Dr. Jed Macosko and Bradley A. Alaniz
earth-science-1900-1949

A Brief History of Earth Sciences: 1900-1949

By Dr. Jed Macosko and Bradley A. Alaniz
college-admissions-scandal

College Admissions Scandal Gets the Hollywood Treatment

By Dave Tomar
bright-notes/petronius-satyricon-hero

Study Guide to Satyricon by Petronius

By AcademicInfluence.com Staff
earth-science-pre-1900

A Brief History of Earth Sciences: Before 1900

By Dr. Jed Macosko and Bradley A. Alaniz
How to Transfer from Campus to Online College

How to Transfer from Campus to Online College

By Dave Tomar
What's the difference between college admissions coaching and college admissions consulting?

What’s the difference between college admissions coaching and college admissions consulting?

By Dave Tomar
best-it-security-careers

Best IT Security Careers

By Dave Tomar
How much does an online MBA cost?

How much does an online MBA cost?

By Dave Tomar
about-environmental-science

About Environmental Science

By Dave Tomar
profile-data-scientist

Data Scientist Profile

By Dave Tomar
how-students-can-spot-fake-news

How Students Can Spot Fake News

By Dave Tomar
bright-notes/west-day-of-locust-hero

Study Guide to The Day of the Locust by Nathanael West

By AcademicInfluence.com Staff
bright-notes/doctorow-ragtime-hero

Study Guide to Ragtime by E.L. Doctorow

By AcademicInfluence.com Staff
right-time-to-withdraw-from-class

What is the right time to withdraw from a class?

By Dave Tomar
supply-side-academics-peer-review

A Review of Peer Review: What’s wrong with scholarly publishing?

By Robert J. Marks II, PhD
Is an online MBA degree worth it?

Is an online MBA degree worth it?

By Dave Tomar
What Do College Admissions Coaches Do?

What Do College Admissions Coaches Do?

By Dave
data-science-tools-trends-books

Data Science Tools & Trends and Books for Data Science

By Dave Tomar
careers-in-earth-science

Careers in Earth Sciences

By Dave Tomar
cybersecurity-training-for-veterans

Cybersecurity Training for Veterans

By AcademicInfluence.com Staff
bright-notes/chopin-awakening-hero

Study Guide to The Awakening by Kate Chopin

By AcademicInfluence.com Staff
is-online-education-more-effective

Is Online Education More Effective?

By Dave Tomar
How to Get Into Harvard

How to Get Into Harvard

By Dave Tomar
Are College Admissions Consultants Worth It?

Are College Admissions Consultants Worth It?

By Dave Tomar
Are MBA admissions consultants worth it?

Are MBA admissions consultants worth it?

By Dave Tomar
data-science-bootcamps

Data Science Bootcamps

By Dave Tomar
bright-notes/cleaver-soul-on-ice-hero

Study Guide to Soul on Ice by Eldridge Cleaver

By AcademicInfluence.com Staff
ban-controversy-in-classroom

Should We Ban Controversy in the Classroom?

By Dave Tomar
most-popular-college-degrees

10 Most Popular College Degrees

By Dave Tomar
biology-pre-1900

A Brief History of Biology: Before 1900

By James Barham, PhD
how-do-we-save-small-colleges

How Do We Save Small Colleges?

By Dave Tomar
online-education-cybersecurity

What Are Your Cybersecurity Risks During Your Online Education?

By Dave Tomar
College Budgeting: A Guide for Students

College Budgeting: A Guide for Students
back-to-school-after-endless-summer

Back To School...What Comes After the Endless Summer?

By Dave Tomar
agile-classroom-part-one

The Agile Classroom, Pt. 1—What Is It?

By Joshua Farris
start-college-application

When Should You Start College Applications?

By Crimson Education (Sponsored Content)
college-students-thanksgiving-break

College Students, Thanksgiving Break, and Traveling During the Pandemic

By Dave Tomar
philosophy-1950-2000

A Brief History of Philosophy: 1950-2000

By Erik Larson, PhD
How to Get Into Stanford

How to Get Into Stanford

By Dave Tomar
graduate-in-four-years

How To Graduate in Four Years

By Dave Tomar
covid-admission-testing-upside-down

COVID-19 Turns Admission Testing Upside Down—and Maybe That’s a Good Thing

By Dave Tomar
hard-to-reform-peer-review

Why It’s So Hard to Reform Peer Review

By Robert J. Marks II, PhD
agile-classroom-part-two

The Agile Classroom, Pt. 2—How To Do It

By Joshua Farris