In this review of Testosterone Rex by Cordelia Fine, criitc Annie Murphy Paul explains how the author flips how we think about gender on its head.
Do immigrants from African countries take on a shared cultural identity in American communities? This article takes a look at the case of Houston, Texas.
Psychology Professor David S. Yeager has a simple message that can help teens manage their stress and anxiety: People can change. Read to find out how keeping this idea in mind can be useful when navigating the transition into high school.
Learn about how a Supreme Court case nearly a century ago has influenced our approach to the freedom of speech.
Learn about a few of the ways in which you quote Shakespeare every day, without even knowing it!
The 1954 Supreme Court decision in the case of Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka opened the doors of previously segregated schools to African American students. Read about how far we still are from realizing the promise of that ruling.
This opinion piece, written in 2012, explores how moving to the United States changed the views of one immigrant family.
One way we find common ground with others is by imagining ourselves in their circumstances. Reading novels and stories that put us into a character’s thoughts can develop our ability to make connections in the real world.
A bee; is it an insect to be feared or a mainstay in the production of our fresh food? Well, it depends how your mind perceives it. It’s quite possible to change the way we look at things.
One of Africa’s leading environmentalists and a political activist, Wangari Maathai was the first African woman (in East and Central Africa) to earn a doctorate degree. And, in 2004 she was the first African woman to receive a Nobel Peace Prize for her work on sustainable development in Kenya among other things.
