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Author, editor, and/or advisor for more than 45 book and media projects, Lerner’s published portfolio includes work honored with ALA RUSA awards and named Outstanding Academic Titles. As an essayist, Lerner has been recognized for his use of language, accuracy, and balanced presentation....see more
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Books/Media by K. Lee Lerner
Books/Media by K. Lee Lerner
Global Issues In Context: An online international news service and academic reference resource
K. Lee Lerner and Brenda Wilmoth Lerner, contributing editors and advisors. Global Issues In Context (GIC). Thomson (now Thomson Reuters) | Gale / Cengage | Gale. 2008 to Sep, 2018
AWARDS include: Named OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC TITLE (2010); CODIE Finalist: Best Online News Servi... more
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Science in Context: An online science news and academic reference resource.
by K. Lee Lerner and Brenda Wilmoth Lerner
K. Lee Lerner and Brenda Wilmoth Lerner, contributing editors and advisors. Science in Context (originally the Gale Science Resource Center) Thomson | Gale / Cengage | Gale. 2003 to Apr, 2025
Awards include: CODIE Award: Best Online Science or Technology Site (2007). Originally launched... more
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Encyclopedia of Espionage, Intelligence and Security
K. Lee Lerner and Brenda Wilmoth Lerner, contributing editors: Encyclopedia of Espionage, Intelligence and Security. Thomson Gale., 2005
Selected by the Defense Intelligence Agency, FBI, Naval War College Library, UK Defence Staff Col... more
286 Bookmarks1 Related papers69 MentionsView impact
Brenda Wilmoth Lerner and K. Lee Lerner, eds. Biotechnology: In Context. Cengage | Gale, 2012
*RUSA Book and Media Award (2013); *Booklist Editor's Choice (2012). Life is ancient, grounded i... more
17 Bookmarks1 Related papers32 MentionsView impact
Brenda Wilmoth Lerner & K. Lee Lerner, eds. Infectious Diseases In Context. Cengage Gale,, 2008
*Outstanding Academic Title (2009) Humanity shares a common ancestry with all living things on E... more
21 Bookmarks6 Related papers23 MentionsView impact
Worldmark Encyclopedia of Global Health Issues
Brenda Wilmoth Lerner and K. Lee Lerner, eds. Worldmark Global Health and Medicine Issues. Cengage, 2016
Many of the great successes in public heath and medicine also serve as important social milestone... more
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Brenda Wilmoth Lerner and K. Lee Lerner, eds. Climate Change: In Context. Cengage | Gale, 2008
*RUSA Book and Media Award (2009); ”Timely… Clear… Concise.. Stunning…” An “excellent guide to... more
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Environmental Encyclopedia, 4th edition.
Deirdre S Blanchfield, K. Lee Lerner, Brenda Wilmoth Lerner, eds. "Environmental Encyclopedia, 4th edition." Cengage | Gale, 2011
We competed Environmental Science: in Context (ESIC) while working on assignment in China and Cam... more
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Brenda Wilmoth Lerner and K. Lee Lerner, eds. Scientific Thought. Cengage | Gale 2010, 2010
"… At the core of scientific thought is the assertion that the laws of physics and chemistry are... more
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American Men & Women of Science, 21st through 43rd edition
K. Lee Lerner, advisor: American Men & Women of Science. 21st through 43rd editions. Thomson | Gale / Cengage | Gale. 2003 to Feb, 2025
In publication for since 1906, and selected for collections at Princeton, Harvard, MIT, JPL/ Ca... more
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The Essential Primary Sources Series...
Lerner K Lee, Lerner Brenda Wilmoth Lerner, and Adrienne Wilmoth Lerner, eds. Essential Primary Source Series. Thomson Gale; 2006. (10 books). Thomson Gale, 2006. | Insights and primary source documents on leading issues of the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries.
The Essential Primary Source series by K. Lee Lerner, Brenda Wilmoth Lerner, et al., that critics... more
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Gale Encyclopedia of Science, 6th edition.
K. Lee Lerner, advisor and subject matter expert.. Gale Encyclopedia of Science, 6th edition. (Nemeh KH, Longe JL eds). Cengage | Gale, 2021
K. Lee Lerner served as editor-in-chief for the Gale Encyclopedia of Science, 3rd (2003), 4th (20... more
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Gale Encyclopedia of Science, 5th edition.
K. Lee Lerner and Brenda Wilmoth Lerner, editors. "Gale Encyclopedia of Science, 5th edition." Cengage | Gale, 2014
The GES 5th edition features revisions to more than 1600 articles and includes more than 70 new a... more
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Gale Encyclopedia of Science, 4th edition
K. Lee Lerner and Brenda Wilmoth Lerner, editors. "Gale Encyclopedia of Science. 4th edition." Cengage | Gale, 2009
Science and news never stop, and after this revision of GES4 went to press, developments continue... more
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Gale Encyclopedia of Science, 3rd edition.
K. Lee Lerner and Brenda Wilmoth Lerner, editors. "Gale Encyclopedia of Science, 3rd edition." Thomson | Gale, 2003
K. Lee Lerner and Brenda Wilmoth Lerner also served as editors for the 4th edition in 2009 and th... more
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Macmillan Computer Sciences, 2nd edition
K. Lee Lerner and Brenda Wilmoth Lerner, eds. Computer Science, 2nd Edition. Macmillan Publishing, 2013
*LMC/ARBA Best of Reference (2014 ) We live in an increasingly digital world where an understandi... more
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K. Lee Lerner. Principles of Sustainability. Salem Press, 2017
Provides students and researchers with an easy-to-understand introduction to the fundamentals of ... more
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Lerner, K. Lee and Brenda Wimoth Lerner. Alternative Energy. Cengage | Gale, 2012
Alternative energy sources harvest locally available energy flows from wind, sun, vegetation, gar... more
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Lerner, K. Lee and Brenda Wilmoth Lerner."Energy." Cengage | Gale, 2016
Energy is a subject that impacts lives and economies across the globe. Energy: In Context helps s... more
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Human Geography: People and the Environment
K. Lee Lerner, Brenda Wilmoth Lerner, and Sonia Benson. Human Geography. Cengage | Gale, 2013
*ALA/LMC Editor's Choice (2013); "Well-thought-out articles... excellent information is on point... more
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Lerner, K. Lee,.and Gale Research. Extremist Groups. Thomson Gale, 2006
*Selected by the Defense Intelligence Agency, Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Gove... more
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Terrorism: Essential primary sources
Brenda Wilmoth Lerner and K. Lee Lerner, eds. Terrorism : Essential Primary Sources. Thomson Gale
*Packs an impressive selection of primary source material, both in terms of subject coverage and... more
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Human and Civil Rights: Essential Primary Sources
Brenda Wilmoth Lerner, K. Lee Lerner, & Adrienne Wilmoth Lerner, editors. Human and Civil Rights: Essential Primary Sources. Thomson Gale, 2006
*"insight into emerging concepts of rights and a global perspective of successes and failures in ... more
32 Bookmarks1 Related papers15 MentionsView impact
Government, Politics, and Protest: Essential Primary Sources
Brenda Wilmoth Lerner, K. Lee Lerner, Adrienne W Lerner, eds. Government, Politics, and Protest: Essential Primary Sources. Thomson Gale. 2006. | “…balanced, broad ranging, and very accessible.” Booklist, April 2007.
The right to protest, especially the actions of government, is among the most cherished rights. S... more
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Immigration and Multiculturalism: Essential Primary Sources
Brenda Wilmoth Lerner and K. Lee Lerner, and Adrienne Wilmoth Lerner, eds. Immigration and Multiculturalism: Essenital Primary Sources Cengage Gale. 2006.
Immigration and Multiculturalism: Essential Primary Sources provides readings into two centuries ... more
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Gender Issues and Sexuality: Essential Primary Sources
Brenda Wilmoth Lerner, K. Lee Lerner, and Adrienne Wilmoth Lerner, eds. Gender Issues and Sexuality: Essential Primary Sources. Thomson Gale, 2006
"Enlightening and fascinating" -- Eric W. Trekell, Director, LGBT Campus Center at the University... more
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Brenda Wilmoth Lerner and K. Lee Lerner. Food: In Context. Cengage Gale. 2011
"To a man with an empty stomach, food is God." -- Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (Mahatma Gandhi) // ... more
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Lerner, K. Lee and Brenda Wilmoth Lerner. Water Science."Thomson | Gale, 2004
The study of the basic structure of water helps toward understanding why water plays such an impo... more
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Lerner, B. W., and Lerner, K. Lee , editors. Environmental Science. Thomson | Gale, 2008
Beijing, China. ---- We competed Environmental Science: in Context (ESIC) while working on assign... more
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Environmental Issues: Essential Primary Sources
Brenda Wilmoth Lerner, K. Lee Lerner, & Adrienne Wilmoth Lerner, editors. Environmental Issues: Essential Primary Sources. Thomson Gale. 2006.
The development of environmental consciousness is a milestone in human thought and civilization, ... more
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Doomed: the science behind disasters.
K. Lee Lerner, Brenda Wilmoth Lerner. Doomed: the science behind disasters. Cengage|UXL, 2015.
Doomed: The Science Behind Disaster offers readers insight into the underlying science explaining... more
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Weather and Natural Disasters: Essentials of Meteorology:
K. Lee. Lerner, guest introduction and essay: "Essentials of Meterology." in Weather and Natural Disasters. Cengage | Gale, 2012
Weather starts with the Sun. Weather plays an important role in our lives, and all forms of we... more
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Lerner, K. Lee and Lerner, B.W. World of Earth Science. Thomson | Gale, 2003
[London, May 2002]
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K. Lee Lerner and Brend Wilmoth Lerner, editors. Real-Life Math. Thomson | Gale, 2005
[London, U.K. October, 2005] "a truly exceptional book ... I have never seen the relevance of Ma... more
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K. Lee Lerner and Brend W. Lerner. Forensic Science. Thomson Gale. 2005, 2005
Selected for inclusion in the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation Library at Quantico, VA. In... more
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K. Lee Lerner and Brenda Wilmoth Lerner. World of Sports Science. Thomson | Gale, 2005
Sports offer both competition and a path to fitness. Accordingly, sports science has grown beyond... more
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Medicine, Health, and Bioethics: Essential Primary Sources
Brenda Wilmoth Lerner and K. Lee Lerner, editors. Medicine, Health, and Bioethics: Essential Primary Sources. Thomson Gale, 2006
*“Well-written" -- CHOICE *"For students doing in-depth research "--Reed/Elsevier *”a sweeping v... more
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Encyclopedia of Biotechnology: Changing Life Through Science
K. Lee Lerner and Brenda Wlmoth Lerner, editors. Encyclopedia of Biotechnology: Changing Life Through Science.. Cengage | Gale, 2007
At the core of the advances in biotechnology lies the science of molecular biology and genetics. ... more
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Lerner, K. Lee, and Lerner, B.W. World of MIcrobiology and Immunology. Thomson | Gale, 2003
[St. Remy, France. June, 2002]
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Lerner, K. Lee and Lerner, B. W., eds. Anatomy and Physiology. Thomson | Gale , 2002
[New Orleans, Feb 2002}
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Lerner, K. Lee, and Lerner, B.W., eds. World of Genetics, 2 vols.Thomson | Gale, 2002
[Florence, Italy, June 2001] “exceptionally even… introductory without being condescending…the p... more
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Physics (K. Lee Lerner, advisor and contributing subject matter expert)
McGrath, K. World of Physics. Thomson | Gale, 2001
K. Lee Lerner served as an advisor and subject matter expert, authoring articles on a range of to... more
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Chemistry (K. Lee Lerner, contributing subject matter expert)
Young, R. World of Chemistry. Thomson | Gale, 2000
K. Lee Lerner served as an author and subject matter expert, contributing articles related to mo... more
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K. Lee Lerner, contributing author: Science in Dispute
K. Lee Lerner, contributing author: Science in Dispute. Edited by Neal Schlager. Published by Thomson | Gale , 2002
A collection of essays on topics in science. K. Lee Lerner contributed essays regarding biolog... more
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K. Lee Lerner, contributing editor of articles and books in the Macmillan Reference Library.
K. Lee Lerner, contributing editor of articles and books in the Macmillan Reference Library. Thomson | Gale and Cengage | Gale , 2018
As part of their continuous updating of the Gale Science In Context Resource Center (formerly the... more
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K. Lee Lerner, contributing author: Science and Its Times
K. Lee Lerner, contributing author: Science and Its Times. (8 volumes) Edited by Neal Schlager and published by Thomson | Gale, 2001
*RUSA AWARD. K Lee Lerner was a substantial contributor to Science and its Times, the critically-... more
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Courses
by K. Lee Lerner, Brenda Wilmoth Lerner, and Elisabeth Lee Rennie
Lerner KL, Lerner BW, Rennie EL ed. University Physics I (First Semester). Intellus Learning and Macmillan Learning. [Internet]. , 2018
Produced by K. Lee Lerner and curated by LMG's academic subject-matter experts and editorial team... more
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by K. Lee Lerner, Brenda Wilmoth Lerner, and Elisabeth Lee Rennie
Lerner KL, Lerner BW, Rennie EL ed. University Physics II (Second Semester). Intellus Learning and Macmillan Learning. [Internet]. , 2018
Produced by K. Lee Lerner and curated by LMG's academic subject-matter experts and editorial team... more
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by K. Lee Lerner, Brenda Wilmoth Lerner, and Elisabeth Lee Rennie
Lerner KL, Lerner BW, Rennie EL ed. University Physics III (Third Semester). Intellus Learning and Macmillan Learning., 2018
Produced by K. Lee Lerner and curated by LMG's academic subject-matter experts and editorial team... more
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by K. Lee Lerner, Brenda Wilmoth Lerner, and Elisabeth Lee Rennie
Lerner KL, Lerner BW, Rennie EL ed. College Physics I (First Semester). Intellus Learning and Macmillan Learning. [Internet]. , 2018
Produced by K. Lee Lerner and curated by LMG's academic subject-matter experts and editorial team... more
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by K. Lee Lerner, Brenda Wilmoth Lerner, and Elisabeth Lee Rennie
Lerner KL, Lerner BW, Rennie EL ed. College Physics II (Second Semester). Intellus Learning and Macmillan Learning. [Internet]., 2018
Produced by K. Lee Lerner and curated by LMG's academic subject-matter experts and editorial team... more
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Introductory Astronomy. An introductory undergraduate course and/or supplemental resource. (online)
by K. Lee Lerner, Brenda Wilmoth Lerner, and Elisabeth Lee Rennie
Lerner KL, Lerner BW, Rennie E ed. Introductory Astronomy. Intellus Learning and Macmillan Learning. [Internet], 2018
An introductory undergraduate course and/or supplemental resource. (online) Produced by K. Lee L... more
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by K. Lee Lerner, Brenda Wilmoth Lerner, and Elisabeth Lee Rennie
Lerner KL, Lerner BW, Rennie E ed. Microbiology. Intellus Learning and Macmillan Learning. [Internet]., 2018
Produced by K. Lee Lerner and curated by LMG's academic subject-matter experts and editorial team... more
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by K. Lee Lerner, Brenda Wilmoth Lerner, and Elisabeth Lee Rennie
Lerner KL, Lerner BW, Rennie EL ed. College Biology I (First Semester). Intellus Learning and Macmillan Learning. [Internet]., 2018
Produced by K. Lee Lerner and curated by LMG's academic subject-matter experts and editorial team... more
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by K. Lee Lerner, Brenda Wilmoth Lerner, and Elisabeth Lee Rennie
Lerner KL, Lerner BW, Rennie EL ed. College Biology II (Second Semester). Intellus Learning and Macmillan Learning. [Internet]. , 2018
Produced by K. Lee Lerner and curated by LMG's academic subject-matter experts and editorial team... more
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by K. Lee Lerner, Brenda Wilmoth Lerner, and Elisabeth Lee Rennie
Lerner KL, Lerner BW, Rennie E ed. College Biology for Non-Majors. Intellus Learning and Macmillan Learning. [Internet]. , 2018
Produced by K. Lee Lerner and curated by LMG's academic subject-matter experts and editorial team... more
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by K. Lee Lerner, Brenda Wilmoth Lerner, and Elisabeth Lee Rennie
Lerner KL, Lerner BW, Rennie E ed. Environmental Science. Intellus Learning and Macmillan Learning. [Internet]. , 2018
Produced by K. Lee Lerner and curated by LMG's academic subject-matter experts and editorial team... more
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Introductory Psychology. An introductory undergraduate course and/or supplemental resource. (online)
by K. Lee Lerner, Brenda Wilmoth Lerner, and Elisabeth Lee Rennie
Lerner KL, Lerner BW, Rennie E ed. Introductory Psychology. Intellus Learning and Macmillan Learning. [Internet]., 2018
Produced by K. Lee Lerner and curated by LMG's academic subject-matter experts and editorial team... more
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Macroeconomics. An introductory undergraduate course and/or supplemental resource. (online)
by K. Lee Lerner, Brenda Wilmoth Lerner, and Elisabeth Lee Rennie
Lerner KL, Lerner BW, Rennie E ed. Macroeconomics. Intellus Learning and Macmillan Learning. [Internet]. , 2018
Produced by K. Lee Lerner and curated by LMG's academic subject-matter experts and editorial team... more
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Microeconomics. An introductory undergraduate course and/or supplemental resource. (online)
by K. Lee Lerner, Brenda Wilmoth Lerner, and Elisabeth Lee Rennie
Lerner KL, Lerner BW, Rennie E ed. Microeconomics. Intellus Learning and Macmillan Learning. [Internet]. , 2018
Produced by K. Lee Lerner and curated by LMG's academic subject-matter experts and editorial team... more
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by K. Lee Lerner, Brenda Wilmoth Lerner, and Elisabeth Lee Rennie
Lerner KL, Lerner BW, Rennie E ed. Introduction to Sociology. Intellus Learning and Macmillan Learning. [Internet]. , 2018
Produced by K. Lee Lerner and curated by LMG's academic subject-matter experts and editorial team... more
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by K. Lee Lerner, Brenda Wilmoth Lerner, and Elisabeth Lee Rennie
Adrienne Wilmoth Lerner, K. Lee Lerner; Brenda Wilmoth Lerner, Elisabeth Lee Rennie, Joseph Patterson Hyder, eds. American Government. Intellus Learning and Macmillan Learning., 2018
Produced by K. Lee Lerner and curated by LMG's academic subject-matter experts and editorial team... more
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by K. Lee Lerner, Brenda Wilmoth Lerner, and Elisabeth Lee Rennie
Lerner AW, Lerner KL, Lerner BW, Rennie E ed. U.S. History I (First Semester). Intellus Learning and Macmillan Learning. [Internet]. , 2018
Produced by K. Lee Lerner and curated by LMG's academic subject-matter experts and editorial team... more
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by K. Lee Lerner, Brenda Wilmoth Lerner, and Elisabeth Lee Rennie
Lerner AW, Lerner KL, Lerner BW, Rennie E ed. U.S. History II (Second Semester). Intellus Learning and Macmillan Learning. [Internet]., 2018
Produced by K. Lee Lerner and curated by LMG's academic subject-matter experts and editorial team... more
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Introductory Chemistry I and II (Advisory roles)
by K. Lee Lerner, Brenda Wilmoth Lerner, and Elisabeth Lee Rennie
Lerner KL, Lerner BW, Rennie E, LMG-Staff ed. Introductory Chemistry I and II (Advisor roles). Intellus Learning and Macmillan Learning. [Internet], 2018
Advisors for Introductory college-level undergraduate courses and/or supplemental resources in In... more
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Papers+
SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant Primer
K. Lee Lerner, "SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant Primer." Scholars at Harvard (scholars.harvard.edu/kleelerner), Nov 2021
As of today (November 30, 2021), the Delta variant remains the world's most prevalent mutation of... more
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COVID-19: Understanding the Vaccine Approval Process
Lerner, K. Lee. "COVID-19: Understanding the Vaccine Approval Process" Gale Blog: Library & Educator News. September 10, 2020
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, governments, pharmaceutical companies, and teams of scienti... more
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by K. Lee Lerner and Brenda Wilmoth Lerner
K. Lee Lerner and B.W. Lerner, "SARS-CoV-2 Virus and COVID-19 Pandemic: Virus Identification, Classification, Molecular Biology, Epidemiology, Transmission, and Epidemic Dynamics," (originally "2019-nCoV Virus Outbreak and Epidemic." ) Gale Encyclopedia of Science, 6th ed., 2021. Scholars at Harvard, 2020
Beginning in December 2019, a small cluster of cases of a pneumonia of unknown origin was reporte... more
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Introduction This is a highly curated timeline and set of references intended to memorialize ... more
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Epidemiology Introductory Reference Formulas and Primer (Harvard, 2012)
Lerner, K. Lee, Epidemiology Introductory Reference Formulas and Primer. Harvard University, 2012.
A one page (two sided) set of formulas and basic definitions for a first course in epidemiology c... more
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Lerner, K. Lee. :Notes on a Revolution: Remember the Alamo and the Texas Revolution. Scholars at Harvard (OpenScholar). Papers and Articles. Originally published: March 6, 2012. Last revised: March 6,, 2024
Introduction The story of the Alamo is at the heart of the story of Texas. Both its facts and m... more
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Disaster Relief and Recovery: Shifting from Disaster to Recovery
Lerner, K. Lee. Disaster Relief and Recovery: Shifting from Disaster to Recovery. Harvard University, 2013. (Updated, 2015).
After a disaster the role of the incident commanders and other decision makers, must eventually m... more
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Disaster Relief and Recovery: The Role of Situational Awareness
Lerner, K. Lee. Disaster Relief and Recovery: The Role of Situational Awareness. Harvard University. Originally published February, 2013 (Updated: 2015).
Analysis by specialists (medical, government, security personnel, etc.) enhances situational awar... more
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Atkins, William and K. Lee Lerner. "Deepwater Horizon Explosion and Subsequent Oil Spill (aka BP Oil Spill) in the Gulf of Mexico: Technological Failures, Crisis Response, and Engineering Innovations."(Preprint) originally published in Top Stories 2010. Cengage Gale, 2011
In April 2010, a oil well blowout in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana, caused an exp... more
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Lerner, K. Lee. Radiation exposure in Lerner B.W., Lerner K. Lee, eds. Worldmark Global Health and Medicine Issues (WMGH). Cengage, 2015
Radiation exposure occurs any time that electromagnetic rays or fast-moving particles interacts w... more
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Scientists Criticize FBI Amerithrax Probe of 2001 Anthrax Attacks
Lerner, K. Lee. Scientists Criticize FBI Amerithrax Probe of 2001 Anthrax Attacks. Harvard University, 2011.
On the heels of a National Academy of Sciences report critical of the FBI's investigation of the... more
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SARS, MERS, and the emergence of corona viruses
K. Lee Lerner. "SARS, MERS, and the emergence of corona viruses." (Preprint) Originally published in K. Lee Lerner and Brenda Wilmoth Lerner, eds. World Heath And Global issues . Cengage | Worldmark, 2016
Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) was the first viral highly transmissible emergent diseas... more
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K. Lee. Lerner. "Biological weapons, a genie already out of the bottle and awaiting a master: Evaluating arguments in favor of resuming research and development on biological weapons." (Preprint) Originally appeared as "Bioweapons Research" in Schlager, N. ed. Science in Dispute, Thomson | Gale, 2002
A contentious issue that forces us to confront humankind's deepest fears, the debate over whether... more
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Smallpox Eradication and Storage of Infectious Agents
K. Lee Lerner. "Smallpox Eradication and Storage of Infectious Agents." (Preprint) Originally published in K. Lee Lerner and Brenda Wilmoth Lerner, eds. Global Health and Medical Issues. Cengage | Worldmark, 2016
The eradication of smallpox is considered one of the greatest public health achievements of the t... more
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Biological Weapons: Genetic Identification
Lerner, K. Lee (CoAuthor and Contributing Editor). Biological Weapons: Genetic Identification. in Biotechnology, edited by Brenda Wilmoth Lerner and K. Lee Lerner, Cengage Gale, 2012
The advent of molecular technologies and the application of genetic identification in clinical an... more
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SARS and Global Public Health Security
Lerner, B.W. and K. Lee Lerner. SARS and Global Public Health Security. Government Information Quarterly. Elsevier, 2005. (online) Original version in: Lerner, K. Lee and B. Wilmoth Lerner. Encyclopedia of Espionage, Intelligence, and Security, Thomson Gale, 2004 (Draft Copy)
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) was the first emergent and highly transmissible viral ... more
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SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome)
K. Lee Lerner and Brenda Wilmoth Lerner, eds. "SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome." World of Anatomy and Physiology. Thomson | Gale. 2002 and then updated and reprinted in The Gale Encyclopedia of Science , 2020
SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome, also called SARS-CoV) was the first emergent and highly ... more
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Epidemiology Surveillance for Emerging Infectious Diseases
Lerner, K. Lee. Epidemiology Surveillance for Emerging Infectious Diseases, in Lerner, B.W. and K. Lee Lerner. Worldmark Global Health and Medicine Issues (WMGH). Cengage;, 2015
Pathogens -- including bacteria, viruses, and other microorganisms that can cause disease -- are ... more
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North Korean Nuclear and Missile Programs
Lerner, K. Lee. North Korean Nuclear and Missile Programs. Government Information Quarterly. Elsevier, 2005. (online) Originally: Lerner, K. Lee and B. Wilmoth Lerner. North Korean Nuclear Program. Encyclopedia of Espionage, Intelligence, and Security, Thomson Gale, 2004. (Draft Copy)
The government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK, also commonly known as North K... more
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Iranian Nuclear and Missile Programs
Lerner, K. Lee. Iranian Nuclear and Missile Programs. Government Information Quarterly. Elsevier, 2005. (online) Draft Copy. Originally: Lerner, K. Lee and B. Wilmoth Lerner. Iranian Nuclear Program. Encyclopedia of Espionage, Intelligence, and Security, Thomson Gale, 2003.
Iran's first nuclear technology was obtained as a gift from the United States under the Atoms for... more
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Weapon-Grade Plutonium and Uranium Tracking
Gilman, L. and K. Lee Lerner. Weapon-Grade Plutonium and Uranium Tracking. Government Information Quarterly. Elsevier, 2005. (online). DRAFT COPY. First published in Lerner, K. Lee and B.W. Lerner. Enclyclopedia of Espionage, Intelligence, and Security. Thomson Gale, 2003.
Weapon-grade (or "bomb-grade") uranium or plutonium is any alloy or oxide compound that contains ... more
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Lerner, K. Lee. Iraq: Weapons Inspections and the Prelude to War. Government Information Quarterly. Elsevier, 2005. (online) Originally: Lerner, K. Lee and B. Wilmoth Lerner. Iraq: Prelude to War. Encyclopedia of Espionage, Intelligence, and Security, Thomson Gale, 2004. (Draft Copy)
In the aftermath of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States and the subseq... more
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Weapons of Mass Destruction: Detection Methods
Lerner, K. Lee. Weapons of Mass Destruction: Detection Methods. Government Information Quarterly. Elsevier, 2005. (online) Draft Copy. Originally: Lerner, K. Lee and BW Lerner. Weapons of Mass Destruction: Detection Methods. Encyclopedia of Espionage, Intelligence, and Security, Thomson Gale, 2003.
Weapons of mass destruction (WMD), nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons, are commonly detect... more
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Biological and Chemical Weapons: Overview
Global Issues in Context. (online) Draft Copy. This is an overview article originally published in the Gale Global Issues in Context resource center and database, written by K. Lee Lerner in 2009 and updated by K. Lee Lerner and Brenda Wilmoth Lerner, ca 2009-2018., 2009
This is an overview article originally published in the Gale Global Issues in Context resource c... more
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Applications of Number Theory in Cryptography
Lerner, K. Lee. Applications of Number Theory in Cryptography. Government Information Quarterly. Elsevier, 2005. Draft Copy. Originally: Lerner, K. Lee and BW Lerner, Applications of Number Theory in Cryptography. Encyclopedia of Espionage, Intelligence, and Security, Thomson Gale, 2003.
Cryptography is a division of applied mathematics concerned with developing schemes and formula t... more
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The Development of RADAR and SONAR
K. Lee Lerner. "The Development of RADAR and SONAR." (Preprint) Government Information Quarterly. Elsevier, 2005." Government Information Quarterly. Elsevier, 2005. Originally published in Schlager, N. Science and Its Times. Thomson | Gale, 2000
Although they rely on two fundamentally different types of wave transmission, Radio Detection And... more
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Ioffe, Alexander, and Lerner, K. Lee. Soviet Union (USSR): Intelligence, Security, and the KGB. Government Information Quarterly. Elsevier, 2005. (online) DRAFT COPY. Originally: Lerner, K. Lee and B. Wilmoth Lerner. Encyclopedia of Espionage, Intelligence, and Security, Thomson Gale, 2003.
The KGB (Komitet Gosudarstvennoi Bezopasnosti or Committee of State Security) was the preeminent ... more
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Lerner, K. Lee. The British Intelligence Community. Government Information Quarterly. Elsevier, 2005. Originally published in Lerner, K. Lee and B. Wilmoth Lerner, Encyclopedia of Espionage, Intelligence, and Security, Thomson Gale, 2004. (Draft Copy)
The intelligence community of the United Kingdom is both older and more complicated than that of ... more
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Lysenkoism: A Deadly Mix of Pseudoscience and Political Ideology
Lerner, K. Lee. Lysenkoism: A Deadly Mix of Pseudoscience and Political Ideology. DRAFT COPY subsequently published in Science and Its Times: Understanding the Social Significance of Scientific Discovery. Thomson Gale, 2001
The disastrous effects of Lysenkoism -- a term used to describe the impact of Trofim Denisovich L... more
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A Concise Guide to Use and Analysis of Primary Sources
Lerner, K. Lee. A Concise Guide to Use and Analysis of Primary Sources. Government Information Quarterly. Elsevier, 2005. (DRAFT COPY). Originally publihed in: Lerner, K. Lee and Brenda.Wilmoth Lerner. Encyclopedia of Espionage, Intelligence, and Security, Thomson Gale, 2005
This is a lightly revised DRAFT COPY of an article originally published in in the Encyclopedia of... more
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Nerve impulses and conduction of impulses
K. Lee Lerner. "Nerve impulses and conduction of impulses." Originally published in K. Lee Lerner and Brenda Wilmoth Lerner, eds. World of Anatomy and Physiology. Thomson | Gale , 2002
The nervous system governs a process of immediate, short-term communication and control that exte... more
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K. Lee Lerner. "Action potential (neural)." Originally published in K. Lee Lerner and Brenda Wilmoth Lerner, eds. World of Anatomy and Physiology. Cengage | Gale , 2002
An action potential is a series of electrical and underlying chemical changes that travels down t... more
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K. Lee Lerner. "Cell membrane transport." Originally published in K. Lee Lerner and Brenda Wilmoth Lerner, eds. World of Anatomy and Physiology. Cengage | Gale , 2002
Cell membrane transport is a process by which chemicals and other substances move across cell mem... more
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Nervous system, embryological development
K. Lee Lerner. "Nervous system, embryological development." (Preprint) Originally published in K. Lee Lerner and Brenda Wilmoth Lerner, eds. World of Anatomy and Physiology. Cengage | Gale , 2002
This is a preprint of an article originally published in K. Lee Lerner and Brenda Wilmoth Lerner,... more
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Embryonic development and differentiation of ectodermal, endodermal, and mesodermal germ layers
K. Lee Lerner. "Embryonic development and differentiation of ectodermal, endodermal, and mesodermal germ layers" (Preprint) synthesis of articles originally published in K. Lee Lerner and Brenda Wilmoth Lerner, eds. World of Anatomy and Physiology. Cengage | Gale , 2002
This is a preprint synthesis of articles "Ectoderm," "Endoderm," "Mesoderm," and "Notochord" orig... more
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Gametogenesis, the production of haploid sex cells from the germ cell line
K. Lee Lerner. "Gametogenesis, the production of haploid sex cells from the germ cell line." (Preprint) synthesis of "Gametogenesis" and "Germ cells and the germ cell line" originally oublished in K. Lee Lerner and Brenda Wilmoh Lerner, eds. World of Anatomy and Physiology. Thomson | Gale , 2002
Gametogenesis is the production of haploid sex cells (in humans, ovum and spermatozoa) that carry... more
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K. Lee Lerner. "Anatomical Nomenclature." (Preprint) Originally appeared in K. Lee Lerner and Brenda Wilmoth Lerner, eds. World of Anatomy and Physiology. Thomson Gale, 2001
Over the centuries, anatomists developed a method of naming anatomical structures, and this has e... more
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Lerner K. Lee. "Wild type." Originally published in: Lerner, KL and Lerner, BW. World of Genetics. Thomson | Gale, 2002
In descriptions of a given population of organisms, the alleles most commonly present (genotype),... more
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Gene Mutations and Genetic Change
Lerner, K. Lee. "Gene Mutations and Genetic Change." (Draft Copy) Published in: Lerner, KL and Lerner, BW. World of Genetics. Thomson | Gale, 2002
In a strict sense, mutations are changes in genes not caused by genetic recombination. A change i... more
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Evolution and Evolutionary Mechanisms Controlling Genetic Variation.
Lerner, K. Lee. Evolution and Evolutionary Mechanisms Controlling Genetic Variation. Originally published, 2001. Revised Draft Copy for. Lerner, BW, and K. Lee Lerner. Scientific Thought: in Context. Cengage Gale. 2010., 2001
Evolution is the process of biological change over time. Such changes, especially at the genetic ... more
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Continental Drift and the Theory of Plate Tectonics
Lerner, K. Lee. Continental Drift and the Theory of Plate Tectonics. Draft Copy. Originally published 2002, revised and published in Scientific Thought: In Context. Cengage | Gale, 2010.
Continental drift, in the context of the modern theory of plate tectonics, is explained by the mo... more
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Quasars: Beacons in the Cosmic Night
Lerner, K. Lee. Quasars: Beacons in the Cosmic Night . DRAFT COPY subsequently published in Science and Its Times: Understanding the Social Significance of Scientific Discovery. Thomson Gale. 2001, This draft updated:, 2010
The term quasar is used to describe quasi-stellar radio sources that are the most distant, energe... more
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Nucleosynthesis and Stellar Evolution Bind Humanity to the Cosmos
Lerner, K. Lee. Nucleosynthesis and Stellar Evolution Bind Humanity to the Cosmos. Draft Copy. Part of a series of essays identifying and explaining theories essential to understanding modern scientific thought. Originally Published, 2000
Nucleosynthesis is the process of building nuclei of atoms heavier than hydrogen. The Big Bang pr... more
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K. Lee Lerner. "Chaos and Order." (Preprint) Originally published in World of Physics. Thomson | Gale. 2001. Updated and republished in Brenda Wilmoth Lerner and K. Lee Lerner, eds. Scientific Thought, Cengage | Gale, 2010
Chaos and order, as used in chaos theory, are terms used to describe conditions of complex system... more
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Arguments against Hidden Variables in Quantum Systems
Lerner, K. Lee. Arguments against Hidden Variables in Quantum Systems. DRAFT COPY subsequently published in Schlager, N. Science in Dispute. Thomson Gale, 2003
The standard model of quantum physics offers a theoretically and mathematically sound model of pa... more
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Lerner, K. Lee. QED -Quantum electrodynamics. DRAFT COPY subsequently published in Science and Its Times: Understanding the Social Significance of Scientific Discovery. Thomson Gale, 2001
Quantum electrodynamics (QED), is a scientific theory that is also known as the quantum theory of... more
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The Development of Quantum Mechanics
Lerner, K. Lee. The Development of Quantum Mechanics. DRAFT COPY subsequently published in Science and Its Times: Understanding the Social Significance of Scientific Discovery. Thomson Gale, 2001
Quantum mechanics describes the relationships between energy and matter on the atomic and subatom... more
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K. Lee Lerner. "Bohr Model of the Atom." (Preprint) Originally published in World of Chemistry. Thomson | Gale. 2000. Updated and republished as part of a series of essays in Brenda Wilmoth Lerner and K. Lee Lerner, eds. Scientific Thought, Cengage | Gale, 2010
The Bohr model of atomic structure was developed by Danish physicist and Nobel laureate Niels Boh... more
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Einstein's Theories of Relativity
K. Lee. Lerner. "Einstein's Theories of Relativity." (Preprint) Originally published in Science and Its Times. Thomson Gale, 2001. Revised and republished in Brenda Wilmoth Lerner and K. Lee Lerner. Scientific Thought: In Context, Cengage Gale, 2010
At the dawn of the twentieth century the classical laws of physics put forth by Sir Isaac Newton ... more
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Unification: Nineteenth-century Advances in Electromagnetism
K. Lee Lerner. "Unification: Nineteenth-century Advances in Electromagnetism." (Preprint) Originally published in Schlager, N. Science and Its Times: Understanding the Social Significance of Scientific Discovery. Thomson Gale, 2000
Advances in 19th century concepts of electromagnetism moved rapidly from experimental novelties ... more
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The Specialization of Mathematics and the Rise of Formalism
K. Lee Lerner. "The Specialization of Mathematics and the Rise of Formalism." (Preprint) Originally published in Schlager, N. Science and Its Times: Understanding the Social Significance of Scientific Discovery. Thomson Gale, 2001
Mathematics is the study of the relationships among, and operations performed on both tangible an... more
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Eighteenth Century Astronomers Argue the Existence of God
K. Lee Lerner. "Eighteenth Century Astronomers Argue the Existence of God." (Preprint) Originally published in Schlager, N. Science and Its Times: Understanding the Social Significance of Scientific Discovery. Thomson Gale, 2000
At the dawn of the 18th century scientific and Western theology was based on the concept of an u... more
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Enlightenment Age Advances in Dynamics and Celestial Mechanics
K. Lee Lerner. "Enlightenment Age Advances in Dynamics and Celestial Mechanics." (Preprint) Originally published in Schlager, N. Science and Its Times: Understanding the Social Significance of Scientific Discovery. Thomson Gale, 2001
Using equations based on Newton's laws, 18th century mathematicians were able to develop the symb... more
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The Cavendish Experiment and the Quest to Determine a Gravitational Constant
K. Lee.Lerner. "The Cavendish Experiment and the Quest to Determine a Gravitational Constant." (Preprint) Originally published in Schlager, N. Science and Its Times: Understanding the Social Significance of Scientific Discovery. Thomson Gale, 2001
The determination of a precise value for the gravitational constant (G) has proved a frustrating,... more
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Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation
K. Lee Lerner. "Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation." (Preprint) Originally published in Schlager, N. Science and Its Times: Understanding the Social Significance of Scientific Discovery. Thomson Gale, 2000
1n 1687 English physicist Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727) published a law of universal gravitation ... more
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The Elaboration of the Calculus
K. Lee. Lerner. "The Elaboration of the Calculus." (Preprint) Originally published in Schlager, N. Science and Its Times: Understanding the Social Significance of Scientific Discovery. Thomson Gale, 2001
Many of the most influential advances in mathematics during the 18th century involved the elabor... more
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K. Lee. Lerner. "The Emergence of the Calculus." (Preprint) Originally published in Schlager, N. Science and Its Times: Understanding the Social Significance of Scientific Discovery. Thomson Gale, 2001
The Calculus describes a set of powerful analytical techniques, including differentiation and int... more
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Renaissance Advancements in Notation Enhance the Translation and Precision of Mathematics
K. Lee. Lerner. "History of Mathematics: Renaissance Advancements in Notation Enhance the Translation and Precision of Mathematics." (Preprint) Originally published in Schlager, N. Science and Its Times: Understanding the Social Significance of Scientific Discovery. Thomson Gale, 2001
During the Renaissance in Western Europe, a rediscovery and advancement of classical mathematics ... more
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Medieval Religion, Science, and Astronomy
K. Lee. Lerner. "Medieval Religion, Science, and Astronomy." (Preprint) Originally published in Schlager, N. Science and Its Times: Understanding the Social Significance of Scientific Discovery. Thomson Gale, 2000
During the European Dark Ages there was no coherent system of scientific or philosophical thought... more
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Eratosthenes calculates the circumference of Earth
K. Lee. Lerner. "Eratosthenes calculates the circumference of Earth." (Preprint) Originally published in Schlager, N. Science and Its Times: Understanding the Social Significance of Scientific Discovery. Thomson Gale,, 2001
Of increasing importance in ancient and classical civilizations that had their territorial and cu... more
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Science in the Ancient and Classical Worlds 2000 B.C.- 699 A.D.
K. Lee Lerner. "Science in the Ancient and Classical Worlds 2000 B.C. - 699 A.D." (Preprint) Originally published in Schlager, N. Science and Its Times: Understanding the Social Significance of Scientific Discovery. Thomson Gale, 2001
Throughout the course of human history, science and society have advanced in a dynamic and mutual... more
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Astrology and Astronomy in the Ancient World
K. Lee. Lerner "Astrology and Astronomy in the Ancient World." (Preprint) Originally published in Schlager, N. Science and Its Times: Understanding the Social Significance of Scientific Discovery. Thomson Gale, 2001
The first records of systematic astronomical or astrological observation and interpretation lie i... more
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K. Lee. Lerner. "The Moscow and Rhind Papyruses Shed Light on the Nature and Extent of Ancient Egyptian Mathematics Prior to Mathematical Theory in Greece." (Preprint) Originally published in Science and Its Times: Understanding the Social Significance of Scientific Discovery. Thomson Gale,, 2000
The content of the Moscow and Rhind Papyruses shed considerable light on the nature and extent of... more
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Reading To Promote Gender Equity in Secondary School Science And Math Classrooms
Lerner, K. Lee. Reading To Promote Gender Equity in Secondary School Science And Math Classrooms, Originally published as a component of my M.Ed thesis focusing on fostering diversity in science education and career entry, Oct 14, 1998
Compared to their male counterparts, disproportionately fewer female students go on to take advan... more
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Lerner, K. Lee. Simple Modifications To Expository Instruction That Promote Gender Equity in Secondary School Science And Math Classrooms. Originally published as a component of my M.Ed thesis focusing on fostering diversity in science education and career entry, 1998
Compared to their male counterparts, disproportionately fewer female students go on to take advan... more
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Essays+
Lerner, K. Lee. "that Other Fellow's Cult." Taking Bearings. Harvard Academia and ARS-Science. October 19, 2026
Nothing improves a man’s opinion of his own intelligence and positions on issues quite like disco... more
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Lerner, K. Lee. "Ukraine's Distressed Signals." Taking Bearings. Harvard Academia and ARS-Science. 15 October, 2026
Ukraine’s satellite lifeline faces Russian reconnaissance and restrictions beyond Kyiv’s control ... more
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Actions Determine Identity and Character
Lerner, K. Lee. "Actions Determine Identity and Character." Taking Bearings. Harvard Academia and ARS-Science. 13 October, 2026
At certain times in my life, especially those when military achievement becomes entangled with po... more
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Playing Together: Kasparov's Alternative to Man Versus Machine
Lerner, K. Lee. "Playing Together: Kasparov's Alternative to Man Versus Machine." Taking Bearings. Harvard Academia and ARS Science. 1 August, 2026
Back in February, I recommended a piece titled “The Chess Master and the Computer,” written by Ga... more
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Taking Bearings: Take Me to Texas
Lerner, K. Lee. "Take Me to Texas." Taking Bearings. Harvard Academia and ARS Science. 31 July , 2026
Throughout my life I have been torn, and a times tormented, by my love of Texas, Western mountain... more
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America is Fumbling Away its Lead in Science
Lerner, K. Lee. "America is Fumbling Away its Lead in Science."" Taking Bearings. Harvard Academia and ARS-Science. July 24, 2026
Science and technology—not disputes over history, identity, or social justice—will shape the nasc... more
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Ayatollah Mamdani's political theater
Lerner, K. Lee. "Ayatollah Mamdani's political theater." Taking Bearings. Harvard Academia and ARS-Science. July 21, 2026
Throughout his campaign New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani labeled Israeli Prime Minister Benjami... more
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Old Marxist Terms in Modern Progressive Dress
Lerner K. Lee. "Old Marxist Terms in Modern Progressive Dress." Taking Bearings. Harvard Acadmia and ARS-Science. June , 2026
London---Scattershooting while observing a diversity of protests today filled with the rhetorical... more
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The Commissar in the Laboratory
Lerner, K. Lee. "The Commissar in the Laboratory." Taking Bearings. Harvard Academia and ARS-Science. 10 June , 2026
Paris- Danger sometimes arrives in jackboots. More often it comes by memorandum. On May 29, the O... more
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The Press and the Pentagon. Access Wars are nothing new
Lerner, K. Lee. "The Press and the Pentagon. Access Wars are nothing new." Taking Bearings. Harvard Academia and ARS-Science. 24 March, 2026
The issues surrounding access to the Pentagon are nuanced and reflect conflicting rights and need... more
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Outrage propaganda. Alas, it works.
Lerner, K. Lee "Outrage propaganda. Alas, it works." Taking Bearings. Harvard Academia and ARS-Science. 1 February , 2026
This paper examines the mechanics and effectiveness of outrage-driven propaganda through a case s... more
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Tragedy, Narrative, and the Erosion of Shared Truth
Lerner, K. Lee "Tragedy, Narrative, and the Erosion of Shared Truth." Taking Bearings. Harvard Academia and ARS-Science. 29 January, 2026
The shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis need not have happened. Many factors —... more
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Temeritas iudicii: The recklessness of prejudgment
Lerner, K. Lee. "Temeritas iudicii: The recklessness of prejudgment." Taking Bearings. Harvard Academia & ARS-Science. 25 January, 2026
Once again, a shooting in Minneapolis by federal authorities that need not have happened. Another... more
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Rage Is a Self-Inflicted Wound
Lerner, K. Lee. "Rage Is a Self-Inflicted Wound." Taking Bearings. Harvard Academia and ARS-Science. 18 January, 2026
Outrage plagues America, and there is an outrage industry attacking America. Anger once generated... more
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Reconstructing Reasonable Belief When Police Use Deadly Force
Lerner, K. Lee. "Reconstructing Reasonable Belief When Police Use Deadly Force." Taking Bearings. Harvard Academia and ARS-Science. 16 January , 2026
The recent ICE shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis is a tragedy. It is a tragedy both for Good ... more
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Lerner, K. Lee "At War With Ourselves." Taking Bearings. Harvard Academia and ARS-Science. 13 January, 2026
the internal divisions and dissension of modern America—done by ourselves to ourselves (perhaps w... more
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Lerner, K. Lee. "Dealing with the devils may be necessary to accomplish a "judicious transition," regime change, and restore freedom to Venezuela." Taking Bearings. Harvard Academia and ARS-Science. 3 January, 2026
Premature analysis of the raid on Venezuela that captured Nicolás Maduro Moros and his wife, Cili... more
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Pondering the philosophical tensions in a grain of yeast
Lerner, K. Lee. "Pondering the philosophical tensions in a grain of yeast."Taking Bearings. Harvard Academia and ARS-Science. Sept, 2025
Reflections on yeast reveal philosophic tensions regarding what constitutes life
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Targeting of Journalists: The Assassination of Anas al-Sharif
Lerner, K. Lee. "Targeting of Journalists: The Assassination of Anas al-Sharif." Taking Bearings. Harvard Academia and ARS-Science. 11 August,, 2025
This is a difficult action to parse because I have an instinctive desire—both personally and as a... more
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Israel's war against Hamas must evolve
Lerner, K. Lee "Israel's war against Hamas must evolve." Taking Bearings. Harvard Academia and ARS-Science. August 2,, 2025
It is true that Hamas and UN agencies have falsely claimed famine in Gaza at least four times sin... more
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Operation Hammer: The American strike on Iran's nuclear facilities
Lerner, K. Lee. "Operation Hammer: The American strike on Iran's nuclear facilities." Harvard Academia and ARS-Science. June 22 , 2025
Thanks to the capacity of America, the bravery and skill of her armed forces, and the courageous... more
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Strategic Ambiguity: The Wisdom of Israel's Nuclear Policy and Iran's Existential Nuclear Threat
Lerner, K. Lee. "Strategic Ambiguity: The Wisdom of Israel's Nuclear Policy and Iran's Existential Nuclear Threat." Taking Bearings. Harvard Academia and ARS-Science. 13 June, 2025
Israel’s policy of strategic nuclear ambiguity—in Hebrew amimut, meaning opacity, obscurity, or a... more
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Blessed may be the peacemakers, but they are often lost to history
Lerner, K. Lee, "Blessed may be the peacemakers, but they are often lost to history." Taking Bearings. Harvard Academia and ARS-Science. May 18, 2025
At the outset of this essay, I would like to acknowledge that the last time I criticized a Pope I... more
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In Kissinger's Shadow: Can Rubio Prevent a Nuclear Iran?
Lerner, K. Lee. "In Kissinger's Shadow: Can Rubio Prevent a Nuclear Iran?" Taking Bearings. Harvard Academia and ARS-Science.May 2, 2025
Before yesterday’s shifts in the Trump administration to have Secretary of State Marco Rubio also... more
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Yom HaShoah: Remember both suffering and resistance
Lerner, K. Lee. "Yom HaShoah: Remember both suffering and resistance." Taking Bearings. Harvard Academia and ARS-Science. 29 April, , 2025
Resistance-specifically the courage shown by those facing overwhelming odds and death-has always ... more
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Reckless Research Grant Cuts Threaten Science, Public Health-and Waste Animal Lives
Lerner, K. Lee. "Reckless Research Grant Cuts Threaten Science, Public Health-and Waste Animal Lives." Taking Bearings. Harvard Academia and ARS-Science. April 28, , 2025
Broad cuts to research grant funding are reckless, dangerous, and shortsighted. Many of these cut... more
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Harvard goes to war once again. Endowments and Crisis: Lessons from History
Lerner, K. Lee "Harvard goes to war once again. Endowments and Crisis: Lessons from History." Taking Bearings. Harvard Academia and ARS-Science. 26 April , 2025
Harvard University is pushing back against what it alleges are Trump administration demands that ... more
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Iran: Beware both delay and dash (Reposted)
Lerner, K. Lee. "Iran: Beware both delay and dash." Taking Bearings. LMG. 18 April,, 2025
Now comes again Iran, puppet master of Hamas, and twisted theocracy that has long promised death ... more
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Lerner, K. Lee. "The U.S needs a Manhattan Project level effort to increase domestic production and processing of rare earth minerals." Taking Bearings.Harvard Academia and ARS-Science. 14 April, , 2025
I have been writing about U.S. vulnerabilities with regard to strategic rare earth minerals for m... more
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Shooting for a modified Libyan-model solution with Iran
Lerner, K.. Lee. "Shooting for a modified Libyan-model solution with Iran." Taking Bearings. Harvard Academia and ARS-Science. 12 April , 2025
Old school football coaches once contended they favored the running game over passing because thr... more
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The Houthi OPSEC Compromise: Hypocrisy as body armor for partisan warriors
Lerner, K. Lee. "The Houthi OPSEC Compromise: Hypocrisy as body armor for partisan warriors" Taking Bearings. Harvard Academia and ARS-Science. 26 March,, 2025
Controversy and inquiries regarding the recent OPSEC communications compromise regarding a milita... more
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Zen and the art of analog electrical repair of vintage British sports cars. Will AI age as well?
Lerner, K. Lee. "Zen and the art of analog electrical repair of vintage British sports cars. Will AI age as well? "Taking Bearings. Scholars at Harvard (OpenScholar). 20 October,, 2024
Zen and the art of analog electrical repair of vintage British sports cars. Will AI age as well? ... more
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For the Enemies of Peace It Was Just Another Day
Lerner, K. Lee. "For the Enemies of Peace it Was Just Another Day." Taking Bearings. Scholars at Harvard (Open Scholar). October 13, 2024
Yesterday, observant Jews finished celebrating Yom Kippur, their holiest day of the year. I'm not... more
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Taking Bearings: Paging Hezbollah
Lerner, K. Lee ."Paging Hezbollah." Taking Bearings. Harvard Scholar (OpenScholar). September 18, 2024
In what they characterized as the most severe security breech in many years, leaders of the U.S.-... more
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Afghanistan Withdrawal: Lack of responsibility and accountability made possible by partisan media
Lerner, K. Lee. "Afghanistan Withdrawal: Lack of responsibility and accountability made possible by partisan media. "Taking Bearings. Scholars at Harvard (OpenScholars). September 9., 2024
The Biden administration culpability for the disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal extends far beyond... more
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Presidential Debate Spectacle Enabled by Partisan Journalism
Lerner, K. Lee. "Presidential Debate Spectacle Enabled by Partisan Journalism." Taking Bearings. Scholars at Harvard (OpenScholars) June 29, , 2024
Which presidential candidate, President Biden or President Trump, is most like the Roman Empire's... more
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Lerner, K. Lee."D-Day + 80 years: Honor due those who stood their watch." Taking Bearings. Harvard Scholar (OpenScholar). JUne 6, 2024
It was obvious from the tone and content that President Biden’s speech, delivered at the D-Day 80... more
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Lerner, K. Lee. "BBQ Savagery." Taking Bearings. Harvard Scholar (OpenScholar). May 27, 2024
Scattershooting at the start of anthropomorphic summer and the official start to BBQ season... It... more
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Ride with outlaws, Die with outlaws: Defacto antisemitism and antisemitism's allies
Lerner, K. Lee. "Ride with outlaws, Die with outlaws: Defacto antisemitism and antisemitism's allies." Taking Bearings. Scholars at Harvard (OpenScholar). April 23, 2024
I'll accept that most young pro-Palestinian protestors on American campuses now setting up encamp... more
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Texas earned and held its independence with blood, shot, and steel
Lerner, K. Lee. "Texas earned and held its independence with blood, shot, and steel." Taking Bearings. Scholar at Harvard (OpenScholar), April 21, 2024
The Battle of San Jacinto did not secure Texas Independence, but it made independence possible. ... more
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Recalling Honor Between Men of War: Lessons and Warnings for Modern Conflicts.
Lerner, K. Lee. Recalling Honor Between Men of War: Lessons and Warnings for Modern Conflicts. Taking Bearings. Scholars at Harvard (Open Scholar). April 9, , 2024
On this day in 1865, Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia ... more
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Recommended Reading: 'Nuclear War' by Annie Jacobsen
Lerner, K. Lee. 'Recommended Reading: Nuclear War by Annie Jacobsen.' Taking Bearings. Scholars At Harvard (OpenScholar). March 30, 2024
Highly Recommended Reading: 'Nuclear War: A scenario' by Annie Jacobsen. | | Annie Jacobsen'... more
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The Strategic Importance of Rare Earth Elements
Lerner, K. Lee. "The Strategic Importance of Rare Earth Elements." Gale International Blog. Cengage. March 28, , 2024
Rare earth elements are crucial for various advanced technologies, and China is a dominant global... more
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Lerner, K. Lee. "Remember the Alamo and the Texas Revolution: "Taking Bearings. Scholars at Harvard (OpenScholar). Originally published online at Harvard Blogs hosted by the Berkman Klein Center For Internet & Society at Harvard University and Harvard Law School, March 6, 2023. Last revised: March 6, 2024
San Antonio, Texas. No matter where I roam in this world, I have dual citizenship, for Texas is... more
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Vaccines chasing variants in a world increasingly blind to their rise and spread
Lerner, K. Lee. "Vaccines chasing variants in a world increasingly blind to their rise and spread." Taking Bearings. Harvard Scholars. August, 2023, 2023
Most people are trying to put the COVID-19 pandemic, with all it tragedies, disruptions, uncerta... more
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The baton is passed: The shame-stick of antiscience has changed hands.
Lerner, K. Lee. "The baton is passed: The shame-stick of antiscience has changed hands." Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs. May, 2023
Highly recommended and, if you care about science, essential reading: 'A Paper That Says Science... more
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Reading Caesar: Through the looking glass of history shine lessons for today.
Lerner. K. Lee. "Reading Caesar. Through the looking glass of history shine lessons for today." Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs. September 20, 2022, 2022
Reading Julius Caesar is a wonderful exercise in propaganda detection and discussions about such ... more
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Lerner. K. Lee. "Honor Due: Queen Elizabeth II." Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs. September 20, 2022
For all their flaws and imperfections, especially as judged by contemporary standards, and for wh... more
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Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant perils part of novel challenges regarding nuclear safety
Lerner. K. Lee. "Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant perils part of novel challenges regarding nuclear safety." Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs. August 09, 2022
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has posed novel problems related to nuclear safety for the Intern... more
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US Border Policy -- It's not just about power, it's about lives
Lerner, K. Lee. "US Border Policy -- It's not just about power, it's about lives" Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs. June 28 , 2022
The deaths in San Antonio of more than 50 migrants found in trailer-truck abandoned in Texas summ... more
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Policymakers must now assume that Iran has the enriched uranium it needs to build a nuclear weapon
Lerner, K. Lee. "Policymakers must now assume that Iran has the enriched uranium it needs to build a nuclear weapon." Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs. June 1, 2022
Policymakers must now assume that Iran has the enriched uranium it needs to build a nuclear weapo... more
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Putin's take it or break it strategy in Ukraine and his perilous nuclear options
Lerner, K. Lee. "Putin's take it or break it strategy in Ukraine and his perilous nuclear options." Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs. March 26, 2022
Ten things to know about the war in Ukraine, including Putin's potential use of a tactical nuclea... more
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Lerner, K. Lee. "Russian propaganda and western media cheerleading mask causes, perils, and probable outcomes in Ukraine." Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs. March 22, 2022
March 22, 2022 Russian media is a tightly controlled instrument of state propaganda. Sadly, large... more
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North Korean missile test reveals both increased capacity and Pyongyang's smokescreen
Lerner, K. Lee. "North Korean missile test reveals both increased capacity and Pyongyang's smokescreen." Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs. March 25, 2022
Based on reports by the U.S. Department of Defense, the Open Nuclear Network (ONN) and other open... more
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Iran's Nuclear Breakout Window Narrows
Lerner, K. Lee. "Iran's Nuclear Breakout Window Narrows." Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs. March 9, 2022
Ten things you need to know about the nuclear capacity of the Islamic Republic of Iran in order t... more
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Lerner, K. Lee. "Reality intrusion on Iran nuclear talks - Iran's nuclear progress renders the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) essentially moot." Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs. January 11 , 2022
Reality intrusion on Iran nuclear talks: Iran's nuclear progress renders the Joint Comprehensive ... more
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The Discredited Steele Dossier: A test of media ethics
Lerner, K. Lee. "The Discredited Steele Dossier: A test of media ethics." Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs. November 17, 2021
With regard to the Steele Dossier, the question I address is not the ultimate truth or falsity of... more
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Murano Glass, a Fusion of Science, Art, and Mystery
Lerner, K. Lee. "Murano Glass, a Fusion of Science, Art, and Mystery." Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs. January 14, 2022
Periodically prized, falling in and out of fashion's favor since the 14th century, handcrafted ar... more
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Hemingway; Burns and Novick's Portrait of the Artist and Man
Lerner, K. Lee. "Hemingway; Burns and Novick's Portrait of the Artist and Man." Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs. April 12, 2021
Part I: Hemingway's enduring intimacy I am a scientist, an author, occasionally a journalist,... more
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Lerner, K. Lee. "Remember Goliad!" Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs, Mar 27, 2021
Prisoners of War Fannin's men at Goliad brutally murdered Remember Goliad and Remember the Alamo!... more
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Pensacola, Fla — Bravo Zulu Chuck Yeager, No Bridge Too Low
Lerner, K. Lee. "Pensacola, Fla — Bravo Zulu Chuck Yeager, No Bridge Too Low." Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs, Dec 8, 2020
Mortal flesh grounded yet his spirit will live on Now, like Sparta's myths, his legend will grow ... more
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What Does the End of a Pandemic Look Like?
Lerner, K. Lee. "What Does the End of a Pandemic Look Like?." Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs, Mar 5, 2021
March 23, 2021 What does the end of a pandemic look like? Expert opinion varies as to how t... more
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Lerner, K. Lee. "Hydroxychloroquine and the allure and perils of abandoning evidence-based science and policy in times of crisis." (SARS-CoV-2, Covid-19 pandemic)." Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs, Mar 22, 2020
In a disaster, the coronavirus pandemic providing a ready example, cries to abandon caution and g... more
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Lerner, K. Lee. "The American Elimination of Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani: Strategic Implications, Asymmetrical Threat Risks, and U.S. Congressional Reporting Requirements." Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs, Jan 3, 2020
Abstract Any assessment of Soleimani's acts, expenditures, and influence in creating satellite... more
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Lerner, K. Lee. "Around the World, Women and Children Shoulder a Disproportionate Burden of the Pain and Suffering Caused by Disease, Disorder, and Dogma. [Photo Essay]." Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs, Aug 30, 2018
Around the world, women and children shoulder a disproportionate burden of the pain and suffering... more
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Washington — CDC Halts Research at Top U.S. Bioweapons Defense Lab
Lerner, K. Lee. "Washington — CDC Halts Research at Top U.S. Bioweapons Defense Lab." Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs, Aug 6, 2019
Washington -- Officials at the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMR... more
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Move over, M! America now has its first-ever woman DCI
Lerner, K. Lee. "Move over, M! America now has its first-ever woman DCI." Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs, May 18, 2018
Based on her intelligence, experience, demeanor, and capacity, I think Gina Haspel is the right p... more
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Stand beside those who kneel. First Amendment rights in the U.S. must prevail
Lerner, K. Lee. "Stand beside those who kneel. First Amendment rights in the U.S. must prevail." Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs, Sep 25, 2017
Auburn, Alabama — The most recent political football propelled a playful piece I wrote a few year... more
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Cambridge, Mass. — Harvard President Defends and Demands Free Speech
Lerner, K. Lee. "Cambridge, Mass. — Harvard President Defends and Demands Free Speech." Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs, May 26, 2017
Cambridge, Mass. — It was grey, raining, and cool in Cambridge yesterday during Harvard's 366th ... more
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Patriots Proved on Inauguration Day
Lerner, K. Lee. "Patriots Proved on Inauguration Day." Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs, Jan 20, 2017
Inauguration Day for the next President of the United States is a time when patriots are separate... more
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The Bear Gets a BOGO: The ICA on Russian Meddling in the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election.
Lerner, K. Lee. "The Bear Gets a BOGO: The ICA on Russian Meddling in the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election." Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs, Jan 8, 2017
For those of you wondering why I recently took an impassioned interest in defending the Electoral... more
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Saint Amant, La. — Louisiana Floods: Bridging stereotype and stigma
Lerner, K. Lee. "Saint Amant, La. — Louisiana Floods: Bridging stereotype and stigma." Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs, Aug 20, 2016
Saint Amant, La. — A slow-moving tropical system dumped record rains across southeast Louisiana, ... more
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Washington — Is "American exceptionalism" now hubris?
Lerner, K. Lee. "Washington — Is "American exceptionalism" now hubris?" Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs, Feb 28, 2016
Washington --- Is "American exceptionalism" now hubris? With socioeconomic indicators regarding ... more
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Lerner, K. Lee. "Daesh (aka, Islamic State, ISIS, and/or ISIL) Use of Chemical Weapons in Iraq Raises Questions About Source." Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs, Feb 24, 2016
The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) recently confirmed that laborator... more
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Lerner, K. Lee. "Paris — French Police Raid Daesh Cell in Saint Denis Alleged Jihadi: Planner of Terror Attacks in Paris Dead." Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs, Nov 18, 2015
Paris — A few hours before dawn, local French anti-terrorist police barricaded Place Jean Jaurès ... more
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Who sees with the eyes of hatred? Hate crimes and the murders in Charleston, June 2015.
Lerner, K. Lee. "Who sees with the eyes of hatred? Hate crimes and the murders in Charleston, June 2015." Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs, Jun 18, 2015
Suffering stunned sorrow and anguish, it is tempting to try to understand the unspeakably vile mu... more
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Fort Davis, Texas — Dark skies help bind us to the cosmos
Lerner, K. Lee. "Fort Davis, Texas -- Dark skies help bind us to the cosmos" Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs. April, 2015
The Cosmos reveals a canvas of past starlight under dark night skies, Prometheus stole fire now... more
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Cambridge, Mass -- Harvard's Texas Ranger
Lerner, K. Lee. "Cambridge, Mass -- Harvard's Texas Ranger." Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs, Jul 2, 2014
Cambridge, Mass. — The earliest Texas Rangers were hard men in a hard land. They saw the world in... more
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Kyiv (Kiev), Ukraine — Revolution And Rebellion In Ukraine
Lerner, K. Lee. "Kyiv (Kiev), Ukraine — Revolution And Rebellion In Ukraine." Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs, May 2014
Kyiv (Kiev), Ukraine — In civil conflicts, even the terminology over who is rebel, traitor, or te... more
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Lerner, K. Lee. "Pripyat, Ukraine --Pripyat and the Legacy of Chernobyl: Inside the Nuclear Exclusion Zone (Photo Essay)." Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs, May 9, 2014
Pripyat, Ukraine — The now iconic Ferris wheel and rides at the never-used carnival built for 198... more
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Lerner, K. Lee. "Chernobyl: The unknown war." Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs, May 9, 2014
Chernobyl Nuclear Exclusion Zone, Ukraine -- On the Ukrainian holiday commemorating victory over... more
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Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, Ukraine -- Construction continues on New Safe Confinement (NSC) Dome
Lerner, K. Lee. "Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, Ukraine -- Construction continues on New Safe Confinement (NSC) Dome." Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs, May 9, 2014
Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, Ukraine -- Construction continues on the New Safe Confinement (NSC... more
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Cambridge, Mass — Harvard Kennedy School: Snowden's Snow Job
Lerner, K. Lee. "Cambridge, Mass — Harvard Kennedy School: Snowden's Snow Job." Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs, Apr 2014
Cambridge, MA -- From the outset, Edward Snowden has deviated substantially from typical "whistle... more
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Ten Reasons Why College Football is Superior to the Pro Game
Lerner, K. Lee. "Ten Reasons Why College Football is Superior to the Pro Game." Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs, Jan 8, 2014
Cambridge, Mass.-Every autumn a madness for football in America manifests in fans of both the pro... more
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Washington — Syria's Use of Chemical Weapons: We Must Act
Lerner, K. Lee. "Syria's Use of Chemical Weapons: We Must Act." Taking Bearings. Scholars at Harvard (Open Scholar). 28 Aug , Aug 28, 2013
AUGUST 28, 2013 Washington — An attack on Syria may indeed spread the war -- and risks escalatio... more
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Cambridge, Mass -- A Union of Higher Ideals (July 3, 2013)
Lerner, K. Lee. "Cambridge, Mass -- A Union of Higher Ideals." Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs, Jul 3, 2013
Cambridge, Mass. July 3, 2013 -- It's the sesquicentennial of Pickett's charge at the Battle of G... more
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Pétionville Internal Displacement Camp, Haiti — A Lesson in Dignity
Lerner, K. Lee. "Pétionville Internal Displacement Camp, Haiti — A Lesson in Dignity." Taking Bearings. Scholars at Harvard (OpenScholar). May, May 2013
Pétionville Internal Displacement Camp, Haiti -- Unaccustomed to comfort, the young woman roused ... more
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Santiago, Chile — Spanish Lessons
Lerner, K. Lee. "Santiago, Chile — Spanish Lessons." Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs. April, Apr 2013
SANTIAGO, Chile — Writing finished, a late night walkabout for a cerveza while working in Santiag... more
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Fukushima --Inside the Nuclear Disaster Exclusion Zone
Lerner, K. Lee. "Fukushima --Inside the Nuclear Disaster Exclusion Zone." Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs, Apr 2013
[Author's note: In April 2013, along with a half-dozen other journalists and writers from around ... more
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Iwate Prefecture, Japan — Tsunami Impact Zone: A Photo Essay
Lerner, K. Lee. "Iwate Prefecture, Japan — Tsunami Impact Zone: A Photo Essay." Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs, Apr 2013
A deadly wall of water sweeping inland submerged the bridge in the background and scrubbed tracks... more
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Rikuzentakata, Japan — 2011 Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan: Recovery, Reconstruction, and Radiation
Lerner, K. Lee. "Taking Bearings: Rikuzentakata, Japan — 2011 Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan: Recovery, Reconstruction, and Radiation." Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs. April, Apr 2013
Rikuzentakata, Japan — A memorial Senbazuru (1000 origami cranes) hangs from a piling at the heav... more
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Jakarta, Indonesia —Jakarta's Docks Serve as a Hub for Human Trafficking Taking Bearings
Lerner, K. Lee. "Jakarta, Indonesia —Jakarta's Docks Serve as a Hub for Human Trafficking." Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs, Apr 2013
Jakarta, Indonesia — UNHCR and other agencies, including the International Organization of Migrat... more
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Madhapur, India --Desertification creates Displacement Perils: Life around a dying lake
Lerner, K. Lee. Taking Bearings: Madhapur, India --Desertification creates Displacement Perils: Life around a dying lake. Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs. April, May 2013
Madhapur, India — The remains of statues thrown into a lake in Madhapur, India, during Hindu fest... more
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Hyderabad, India --Indian Mujahideen Bomb Makers Linked to Recent Bombing
Lerner, K. Lee "Hyderabad, India --Indian Mujahideen Bomb Makers Linked to Recent Bombing." Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs, Apr 2013
HYDERABAD, INDIA-Now home to more than eight million people in the metropolitan area, Hyderabad, ... more
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Geneva, Switzerland — Displaced by Disaster
Lerner, K. Lee. Taking Bearings: Geneva, Switzerland — Displaced by Disaster. Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs., Mar 2013
Geneva, Switzerland — With major disasters on the rise, media’s short attention span leaves milli... more
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Maasai Mara, Kenya —Crossing the Sand River into Bush Country
Lerner, K. Lee. "Maasai Mara, Kenya —Crossing the Sand River into Bush Country." Taking Bearings. LMG(London, Paris, Cambridge). , Jun 2012
Maasai Mara, Kenya — I have crossed the Sand River into bush country. Among the great natural ... more
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Nairobi, Kenya — The Economics of Poverty in Nairobi Slums
Lerner, K. Lee. "Nairobi, Kenya — The Economics of Poverty in Nairobi Slums." Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs. June , Jun 2012
Nairobi, Kenya — Both the Kiberia and Mathare slums of Nairobi, exist in the shadows of areas of ... more
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Lerner, K. Lee. "Nairobi, Kenya — Education costs contribute to generational poverty in Kibera and Mathare slums of Nairobi." Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs. June 1, Jun 2012
Nairobi, Kenya — In both the Kibera and Mathare slums of Nairobi, Kenya, life is hard and perilou... more
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Nairobi, Kenya — Lack of clean water and sanitation plague Nairobi slums.
Lerner, K. Lee. "Nairobi, Kenya — Lack of clean water and sanitation plague Nairobi slums." Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs. June, Jun 2012
Lack of clean water and sanitation plagues Nairobi slums. Taking Bearings K. Lee Lerner Nairobi, ... more
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Nairobi, Kenya — Al-Shabaab Terrorist Bombing in Kenya
Lerner, K. Lee. "Nairobi, Kenya — Al-Shabaab Terrorist Bombing in Kenya." Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs., Jun 1, 2012
Nairobi, Kenya— Based on forensics analysis provided by the United States Federal Bureau of Inves... more
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Cairo, Egypt — The Plight of the Zabbaleen
Lerner, K. Lee. "Cairo, Egypt — The Plight of the Zabbaleen." Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs., May 21, 2012
CAIRO -- Living on the outskirts of Cairo, near scenes of sporadic fighting with Muslim factions ... more
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Tahrir Square, Cairo — Save the Children of Syria
Lerner, K. Lee. "Tahrir Square, Cairo — Save the Children of Syria." Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs., May 25, 2012
TAHRIR SQUARE, Cairo — While Egypt's Revolution has, at least for now, moved into a battle for ba... more
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Cairo — Egyptian Military Guards Ballot Counting; Calculates Long-Term Strategy
Lerner, K. Lee. "Cairo — Egyptian Military Guards Ballot Counting; Calculates Long-Term Strategy." Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs., May 24, 2012
Cairo -- Tight security protected a continuing presidential election ballot counting process in C... more
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Cairo — Egyptian Instability Imperils Antiquities and Infrastructure
Lerner, K. Lee. "Cairo — Egyptian Instability Imperils Antiquities and Infrastructure." Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs., May 25, 2012
CAIRO — As the 2011 revolt spread from nearby Tahrir Square, revolutionary flames from a governme... more
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Cairo, Egypt — Absentee Vote in Egyptian Presidential Race Boosts Islamists
Lerner, K Lee . "Cairo, Egypt — Absentee Vote in Egyptian Presidential Race Boosts Islamists." Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs., May 22, 2012
CAIRO — On the eve of a historic presidential election set to shape the future of Egypt's ongoing... more
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Cairo — Egypt's Presidential Election (May 2012)
Lerner, K. Lee. "Egypt's Presidential Election." Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs., May 20, 2012
CAIRO, EGYPT--With voting set to start Wednesday, supporters of candidates and a spectrum of advo... more
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Cambridge, Mass — Neglected Tropical Diseases Meeting Attracts Global Experts
Lerner, K. Lee. "Cambridge, Mass — Neglected Tropical Diseases Meeting Attracts Global Experts." Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs., Jul 6, 2011
Cambridge, Mass--The International Society for Infectious Diseases (ISID) – Neglected Tropical Di... more
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Paris -- Hemingway’s Paris Shortcut. A Movable Feast’s Elusive Backdoor
Lerner, K. Lee. "Paris -- Hemingway’s Paris Shortcut. A Movable Feast’s Elusive Backdoor." Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs., Feb 2011
Paris -- Our apartment on Rue Vavin is right in heart of Hemingway’s Paris described in the middl... more
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Angkor Wat, Cambodia — Archaeological Restoration and Aerial Survey
Lerner, K. Lee. "Angkor Wat, Cambodia — Archaeological Restoration and Aerial Survey." Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs., Jun 2008
Angkor Wat, Cambodia -- Archaeological restorations and aerial surveys. A photo essay. Download t... more
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Siem Reap, Cambodia -- Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever Epidemic
Lerner, K. Lee. "Siem Reap, Cambodia -- Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever Epidemic." Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs., Jun 2008
Siem Reap, Cambodia — If all of the infectious diseases of mankind were listed in order of incide... more
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Moscow — Deadly Spy Games: The Poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko
Lerner, K. Lee. "Moscow — Deadly Spy Games: The Poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko." Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs., Dec 2006
December 2006 Moscow -- In November 2006, former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko, an ex-KGB a... more
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U.S. Gulf Coast — Hurricane Katrina Brings Waves of Destruction
Lerner, K. Lee. "U.S. Gulf Coast --- Hurricane Katrina Brings Waves of Destrustion." Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs, Aug 30, 2005
Under mandatory evacuations, I sent Brenda and Ellie, the last child left at home, to Texas for b... more
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Firenze -- A Fusion of Art and Science
Lerner, K. Lee. "Firenze -- A Fusion of Art and Science." Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs. June 4, 2003
Firenze, Italia -- I regard spirituality as an intensely private matter . While I often have gre... more
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Tumult frees Russian soul from long Soviet nightmare (Editorial)
Lerner, K. Lee. "Tumult frees Russian soul from long Soviet nightmare." (Editorial) Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs. December 28, 1991
For a thousand years the Russian people have suffered under autocratic or totalitarian rule. Desp... more
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K. Lee Lerner. Outlaw Poetry: Selected Poems and Photos. Vol 1.
by K. Lee Lerner and Colette St Clair
K. Lee Lerner. Outlaw Poetry: Selected Poems Vol. 1, 2022
Author's Note: This compilation of selected poems contains many photos and poems written in the t... more
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K. Lee Lerner. Outlaw Poetry: Selected Poems and Photos. Vol 2
K. Lee Lerner Outlaw Poetry: Selected Poems and Photos. Vol 2., 2023
Author's Note: This compilation of selected poems contains many photos and poems written in the t... more
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Shadows of a Mighty Presence: Remembering the Alamo and the Texas Revolution
Lerner, K. Lee. Shadows of a Mighty Presence: Remembering the Alamo and the Texas Revolution (Poems) Scholars at Harvard (OpenScholar).Originally published online: March 6, 2012. Last revised: March 6,, 2024
A compilation of selected poems about the Alamo and Texas Revolution
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Alligators: Science concepts in poetic verse. A Reason and Rhyme Book™
A Reason and Rhyme Book™, Jul 30, 2017
Alligators: Science concepts in poetic verse. A Reason and Rhyme Book™ The Alligator in haiku,... more
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Frequently cited quotes from K Lee Lerner's books, papers, articles, and essays. (download to ... more
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Professional and critical reviews
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Taking Bearings: Stories, columns, and essays
K. Lee Lerner. "Taking Bearings: Stories, Columns, and Essays." Taking Bearings. Harvard Blogs. (Hosted by the Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard Univeristy and the Harvard Law School ), 2023
The most currect index is available at: https://blogs.harvard.edu/kleelerner/index/
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Lerner, K. Lee. Select Bibliography
Lerner, KL. Select Bibliography. Scholars at Harvard, 2022
A select bibliography of published works by K. Lee Lerner (this document is due substantial revi... more
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