According to this article, the widespread use of smartphones and social media are two of the most significant developments of the past two decades. What are some of the other major ways the world has changed in the last 20 years?
Category Archives: Responses to Change
5 Tips to Help You Respond Effectively to Change
Click this link for some helpful tips about responding to change in your life, including a reminder that when things are shifting around you, it’s important to stay focused on who you are.
Shareable quotes from experts about the impact of digital life
How is life changing for people in the Digital Age? Click here to read quotations by a number of experts in the technology industry to find out how they responded to this question.
With Climate Change No Longer in the Future, Adaptation Speeds Up
What are some of the ways people around the world are responding to changes in Earth’s climate? Read this article to find out.
Mass Extinctions
Five mass extinctions—the die-off of a majority of species—have occurred in earth’s history. What causes these periodic extinctions? A sudden change in climate or atmosphere that living things can’t adapt quickly enough to survive. Find out what we know about these changes and what species were able to flourish in their wake.
Who Gets to Claim Kafka?
The national archives of both Germany and Israel have laid claim to the writings of Franz Kafka, author of The Metamorphosis. Read to learn more about the influential author and the legal battle over his manuscripts.
9/11 to today: Ways we have changed
How have the United States and the world changed in response to the terrorist attacks of 9/11?
How space can change the human body
Did you know that astronauts actually grow taller while they’re in orbit? This article examines the ways the human body responds to life in space.
‘Leaning Into the Wind’ shows that, more than ever, Andy Goldsworthy is one with nature
Thomas Riedelsheimer, director of the film “Rivers and Tides,” has teamed up with artist Andy Goldsworthy for a new documentary called “Leaning Into the Wind.” Read this review to learn more.
Why Hawaii’s Newest Eruption Makes Volcanologists Nervous
The eruption of Kilauea volcano has caused many Hawaiians to evacuate their homes. This article explains why experts are concerned about the slow-developing nature of this disaster and its potential to displace communities for an extended period of time.
Hour of Horror Forever Alters American Lives
Winner of the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting, this analysis published on September 12, 2001, discusses how the previous day’s attacks might change day-to-day life in America.
Guerilla Gardener Sparks Food Revolution in South Central LA
A few years ago, Ron Finley decided to change his neighborhood’s lack of healthy foods. After an initial negative response from city authorities, his work is now educating and inspiring others to make positive changes through gardening.
With teen mental health deteriorating over five years, there’s a likely culprit
Even a change that’s generally good can have negative consequences.
The Marvel of Marfa
Unlike Andy Goldsworthy, artist Donald Judd created some of his best-known works with unmistakably man-made forms and materials. But changes in nature play a key role in his art as well, in the form of the ever-changing light of West Texas.
Polar ice reveals secrets of carbon-climate feedbacks
Climate change models are more complicated than you might think. Increasing temperatures change the way carbon is held in soil, water, and ice.
California’s wildfires are not “natural” — humans made them worse at every step
It’s not your imagination—California’s wildfires really are threatening more people and property than ever. Find out about the changes that are fueling the destruction.
10,000 Year Clock
Look 10,000 years into the past, and you’ll see humans beginning to cultivate the earliest agricultural crops. What changes would a look 10,000 years into the future reveal? For Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos, the distant future will include a functioning clock, being built now in the desert of West Texas.
Effects of the Black Death
The bubonic plague ravaged the European population in the 14th century. In its aftermath, societal structures were upended, in many cases for the better.
Green Energy Will Overtake Fossil Fuels by 2020, Morgan Stanley Analyst States
Although much attention is paid to how countries make laws concerning fossil fuels such as oil, gas, and coal, that’s not how change will be made. Instead, companies are increasingly seeing the financial sense renewable energy makes.
We have always been modern, and it has often scared us
Fears about the negative effects of technology are nothing new. Look back through history at how people responded to technological change.