In response to the educational challenges presented by the pandemic, students are arming themselves with data.
Author Archives: Mikki Gibson
That Selfie May Be Epic, But Not Worth Your Life
Where should you draw the line between taking a daring photo and taking a dangerous risk?
Ad Council’s Challenge: Persuade Skeptics to Believe in Covid Vaccines
Learn why product marketing may be crucial to public health.
Health Inequality Actually Is a “Black and White Issue”, Research Says
Over a century and a half after emancipation, why are Black Americans statistically more likely to suffer from health problems?
Nearly two-thirds of U.S. young adults unaware that 6m Jews were killed in the Holocaust
As the Holocaust recedes into the past, urgency to preserve its historical memory grows.
Kizzmekia Corbett, an African American woman, is praised as key scientist behind COVID-19 vaccine
Learn about the educational path that led to the successful development of a desperately needed vaccine.
How the flu turns deadly
The flu is hardly a new or unusual disease. So why does it still manage to kill thousands of Americans every year, including young and otherwise healthy people?
The female code-breakers who were left out of history books
Meet the unsung heroines who deciphered military codes during the first and second World Wars.
The Angry Martin Luther King
Nearly 50 years after the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., one writer urges readers to recall the power of his anger instead of thinking of him as a mythically happy character like Santa Claus.
Re-imagining Shakespeare’s plays in virtual reality game
It’s not likely that you think of Shakespeare and video games at the same time, but that may be about to change!
Can Language Influence Our Perception of Reality?
Learn about research into how and why people from different linguistic backgrounds might remember the same event in different ways.
Dare to Disagree
Constructive conflict fuels progress far better than passive agreement does. Learn how great ideas and strong results can stem from disagreement.
America Has Tried Reparations Before. Here Is How it Went
Descendants of enslaved people may be entitled to reparations, but what can we learn from previous attempts to compensate people for a wrong?
John Legend: Success Through Effort
People aren’t born superstars. Watch this short video to learn how John Legend achieved his goals and how that applies to you.
What the Future of Adventure Travel Looks Like
Even travelers ripe for adventure need to reduce risk during a global pandemic. Read predictions about how future travel will be both daring and safe.
The Invisible Way That Marketers Set the Menu for Your Thanksgiving Feast
The foods we literally consume at Thanksgiving are based not in history, but in consumerism itself.
Critical Food and Farm Rules Have Been Rolled Back Amid Pandemic
Food safety regulations that were enacted after journalists raised the alarm over a century ago are becoming increasingly unlikely to protect today’s workers and consumers.
Public Understanding of the Holocaust, from WWII to Today
It’s said that hindsight is 20/20; looking back, the horrors of the Holocaust are clear. But what did Americans think at the time?
Meet the teen whose discovery could lead to a Covid-19 cure
As school doors were closing in the spring of 2020, one Texas 8th grader was using her knowledge and curiosity to tackle the pandemic.
First Encounters in the Americas
Consider the initial meeting of Arawaks and Europeans through a fresh, critical lens.