What We Are Reading Today: ‘The White Planet’

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Updated 05 April 2025
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What We Are Reading Today: ‘The White Planet’

Authors: Jean Jouzel, Claude Lorius and Dominique Raynaud

From the Arctic Ocean and ice sheets of Greenland, to the glaciers of the Andes and Himalayas, to the great frozen desert of Antarctica, “The White Planet” takes readers on a spellbinding scientific journey through the shrinking world of ice and snow to tell the story of the expeditions and discoveries that have transformed our understanding of global climate.

Written by three internationally renowned scientists at the center of many breakthroughs in ice core and climate science, this book provides an unparalleled firsthand account of how the “white planet” affects global climate. 


What We Are Reading Today: From Palma to Princeton

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Updated 01 February 2026
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What We Are Reading Today: From Palma to Princeton

  • The surprising story that emerged crisscrosses the Atlantic and features the architect Julia Morgan; the newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst; among others

Authors: Alexandra Letvin and Elena Torok

In preparation for the opening of the Princeton University Art Museum’s new building in 2025, one of the major works in its collection, a Mallorcan stairway and gallery dated to the 15th and 16th centuries, underwent a multiyear conservation treatment.

During this period, art historian Alexandra Letvin and conservator Elena Torok began to investigate its origins and history.

The surprising story that emerged crisscrosses the Atlantic and features the architect Julia Morgan; the newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst; among others.