Extreme sports: What are the risks?
Source: BBC
In this humorous essay, statistician David Spiegelhalter analyzes the numbers of injury and death of extreme sports participants.
Culture & Society
HerStory: The Women Behind the 19th Amendment
Source: Biography
Though the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote, wasn’t ratified until 1920, much of the groundwork for women’s suffrage was laid during the abolitionist movement preceding the Civil War.
Jamaica Kincaid’s Antigua
Source: The New York Times
In this essay, travel writer Monica Drake explores the homeland of author Jamaica Kincaid and looks for the inspiration she found in her writing.
How To Get Dads To Take Parental Leave? Seeing Other Dads Do It
Source: NPR
Statistics show that seeing other fathers take parental leave helps remove the stigma of leaving work for an extended time.
Millennials in Search of a Different Kind of Career
Source: The Atlantic
It seems young adults of the so-called “millennial” generation want different things from their jobs than members of previous generations have wanted. This article explores some of the attitudes and experiences of today’s workforce.
Why Shakespeare’s English is still relevant today
Source: British Council
A professor shares her approach for teaching Shakespeare’s works to students whose first language is not English.
America’s Tipping Point: Most of U.S. Now Multicultural, Says Group
Source: NBC News
A careful analysis of census data shows that people whose ancestors immigrated from Europe will soon be a minority in the United States.
Is Blind Hiring the Best Hiring?
Source: The New York Times
Unconscious bias has been shown to have a striking effect on hiring decisions. Companies that use blind hiring—being unaware of an applicant’s race, gender, age, or disability—wind up with more diverse, capable, and loyal workers.
When These Latinos Tell Immigration Stories, They Push Beyond Fairy Tales
Source: NPR
National Public Radio (NPR) collected immigration stories from some of its Latino employees for Hispanic Heritage Month. Check out this article to read about their experiences.
Pokémon GO: U.S. Holocaust museum asks players to stay away
Source: The Guardian
Locating, capturing, battling, and training Pokémon can take a person into a whole new virtual world, but should there be limits on where a user can roam in the quest for these creatures?