Product Placement Can Be A Lot More Powerful Than We Realize
Source: Psychology Today
Discover the powerful means by which product placement subtly directs us to prefer and choose brands.
Culture & Society
Ah, Wilderness! Nature Hike Could Unlock Your Imagination
Source: National Public Radio
Have you ever found yourself struggling to write your English paper because you’re distracted by your smart phone or TV? Maybe a trip back to nature will help clear your head. Read this article to find out how getting away can help you regain your focus.
Building a healthy community in ‘the nation’s salad bowl’
Source: CNN
How many heroes do you know? It may be more than you think. Not all heroes are famous. Many work hard for important causes in their local communities. Sarah Ramirez is dedicated to helping people in her town eat healthier food.
Is There A Genetic Basis to Online Media Consumption?
Source: Business Big Wigs
With so much information at our fingertips have we a choice in what we view and consume?
‘In stressed times, we can take comfort in wildlife’: why nature-writing is ‘exploding’
Source: The Guardian
Journalist Alison Flood investigates the increase of nature writing and reading in times of transition.
Tinker v. Des Moines: Protecting student free speech
Source: National Constitution Center
This article describes the chain of events that led to the 1969 Supreme Court decision that protected students’ right to free speech.
Millennial pink is exposing our culture’s worst anxieties about “girly stuff”
Source: Quartz
Author Sady Doyle argues that pink, whether feminine or not, is simply a flattering and pleasing color that has been popular throughout time.
Collective reparation in Colombia: when everyone suffers from the ravages of war
Source: The World Bank
Read this article to learn what collective reparations are. Watch the video to see how one village in Colombia was affected by war and how the program will help them restore their community.
Plessy and Ferguson: Descendants of a divisive Supreme Court decision unite
Source: The Washington Post
Read about the historic Plessy v. Ferguson court decision and about how the two namesakes’ ancestors have joined together to form a foundation that seeks to educate the public about the importance of the case.
To Overcome the Fear of Failure, Fear This Instead
Source: Medium
After talking to many successful entrepreneurs, professor and author Adam Grant found that they feared failing to act more than failing itself.