No one would describe Yosemite National Park’s iconic Half Dome peak as a ski slope, but that didn’t stop two adventurous locals.
Author Archives: Mikki Gibson
What Would You Do if You Won the Lottery?
Find out why winning the lottery may not change people’s lives the way we would expect.
Moderna struggles to find 3,000 adolescent volunteers needed for COVID-19 vaccine trial
Researchers are eager to gather data about how well COVID-19 vaccines protect children and teenagers, but are running into resistance. Would you take the risk of testing a new vaccine?
How Inaugural Poet Amanda Gorman Overcame a Speech Impediment and Found Her Voice
The star of the 2021 Presidential inauguration was a 22-year-old poet who had already climbed a steep hill.
Anne, from Diarist to Icon
A professor explores how a teenager who kept a diary has transformed into a symbol of what the Holocaust stole from the world.
Why Texas Still Celebrates Confederate Heroes Day
At the start of the 2021 Legislative session in the state of Texas, a bill was filed to end an outdated state holiday. Find out why it’s on the books at all.
Sometimes, Advanced Classes Can Slow a Child’s Progress
The idea that if we just work hard enough, our academic achievement will improve may inspire some students. But not everyone benefits from being pushed to achieve.
What Teens Say They Need, and How Schools Can Adjust
In response to the educational challenges presented by the pandemic, students are arming themselves with data.
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.
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.