Richard Gunderman

Richard Gunderman is Chancellor's Professor of Medicine, Liberal Arts, and Philanthropy, Indiana University

Recent Stories

8 things you may not know about Leonardo da Vinci, on the 500th anniversary of his death

April 30, 2019

Dead five centuries, Leonardo retains a rock star's fame, well known around the world by just one name. Here, some facts about the man and his legacy.

After 100 years, Mussolini’s fascist party is a reminder of the fragility of freedom

The Conversation

March 12, 2019

As the leader of fascism, Mussolini pushed for the growth of the Italian population. He believed a larger population was necessary for the nation to function as a world-class military power. He also regarded Africans and Asians as inherently inferior. Again and again, he called on white Italian women to produce more children.

Science and Creativity

The weird world of one-sided objects

The Conversation

September 27, 2018

The Mobius strip has fascinated environmentalists, artists, engineers, mathematicians and many others ever since its discovery in 1858.

Technology

What a 1.7-million-year-old hominid fossil can teach us about cancer

The Conversation

August 11, 2016

A recent discovery points to the strange longevity of a malady that is often considered a product of the modern world.