Shifting Gears

Source: Political Parity

With half the population but holding less than a quarter of elected offices nationwide, women are vastly underrepresented in American politics. A nonpartisan organization analyzes ways to change that.

Pay It Forward Day

The idea of “paying it forward” is simple—do a good deed for someone, and ask them to pass on the kindness to someone else, who will then pass it along, and so on.

Lascaux

Take a virtual tour of the Lascaux cave in France. See how prehistoric cave dwellers made their voices heard in their art.

Scientist Finds the Beginnings of Morality in Primate Behavior

Source: The New York Times

Do socially beneficial actions in our closest cousins reflect how humans evolved a sense of morality? Primatologist Frans de Waal thinks so.

The Nature of Natural: What We See in the Upside-Down Trees

Source: Storey

Read about how an art installation called Tree Logic makes the author and her coworkers feel as they pass it daily.

Why I Don’t Use A Smart Phone

Source: TEDx Teen

Ann Makosinski is an 18-year-old student with an interesting childhood story about her introduction to innovation. From an early age, she learned to create and build and make the most of what was around her.

Souvenirs are an important part of the holiday experience

Source: ehotelier

Vacations and souvenirs seem to go hand in hand. Why can’t we resist the souvenir shop, and what are we thinking about when picking the “perfect gift” for a loved one?

Esenam Nyador, Ghana’s female taxi driver

Source: Pulse

After being rejected by several taxi unions because she is a woman, driver Esenam Nyador refused to give up and eventually developed a list of ex-pat and tourist clients.

Remarks by the First Lady at City College of New York Commencement

Source: The White House

Read this transcript of First Lady Michelle Obama’s 2016 commencement speech in which she advised students to celebrate the diverse backgrounds of the students at City College of New York and of the citizens of the United States.

There Is Nothing Accidental About School Segregation

Source: Slate

Reporter Jake Blumgart talks to Matt Delmont, author of Why Busing Failed: Race, Media, and the National Resistance to School Desegregation, about the history of segregation and desegregation of public schools.