BTS members RM and V start compulsory military service in South Korea. Band seeks to reunite in 2025
Source: AP News
These international K-pop legends paused their music careers to serve their country.
Culture & Society
Holocaust museum celebrates Rebecca Rubin, the Jewish immigrant and American Girl doll
Source: Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Rebecca Rubin, the first ever Jewish American Girl Doll, educates a new generation on the Holocaust.
People Are Increasingly Worried A.I. Will Make Daily Life Worse
Source: Wired
Like it or not, artificial intelligence is here to stay–and it is making its way into every part of our lives. With self-driving cars using A.I. to make split-second steering decisions, A.I. helping to sort job and college applications, and companies using A.I, to sway customer behavior, a lot of people are growing fearful of the technology. People used to fear monsters in the darkness, but in modern times, some of our scariest monsters are lines of code in a machine.
10 Facts About Hera
Source: Have Fun With History
How much do you know about Hera, one of the original Olympians, wife of Zeus, goddess of marriage and fertility, and fan of peacocks and cows? There’s a lot more to this goddess than most people think. Check this article out to learn 10 fun facts about Hera that most people probably aren’t familiar with.
10 Things You Didn’t Know About the Statue of Liberty
Source: Parade
Did you know that this famous lady could have ended up in Boston or Philadelphia, or further afield? These ten interesting facts might surprise you.
10 Offbeat Things Humans Have Launched into Space
Source: How Stuff Works
Did you know that Buzz Lightyear has really been to space? Most of the more than 100 space trips have included an odd item or two on board. Read to find out more about the interesting, and sometimes wacky, items that have traveled to space.
‘We Are All Accumulating Mountains of Things’
Source: The Atlantic
Online shopping can be a convenience. Yet the ease of buying online might also contribute to hoarding disorder and overspending. Review the research in this article to find out more.
7 Scientific Facts About the Benefit of Doing Good
Source: Goodnet.org
The act of giving has benefits that not only impact the receiver of goodwill but also the giver. As well as making a person feel good there are many health benefits to acts of charity.
Broadway show ‘Jaja’s African Hair Braiding’ tells story of immigrant women
Source: NBC
A new Broadway play, “Jaja’a African Hair Braiding,” spotlights people and experiences rarely represented in media. This video discusses the significance of the play’s characters and setting with the actors.
Brandeis University in Massachusetts hosts exhibit of paintings of girls and women killed in the Holocaust
Source: CBS
An exhibit at Brandeis University honors the lives of girls and women killed in the Holocaust through paintings, photographs, and first-hand accounts given by Holocaust survivor, Luisa Milch.