Uprooted
Source: Aeon
Read about what motivates radical environmental activists.
Culture & Society
What Justice Is
Source: Psychology Today
Doctor Alex Lickerman examines why individuals and societies feel the need to balance the scales.
7 Methods To Overcome Your Fear of Failure
Source: Fast Company
Entrepreneur Faisal Hoque gives advice on how to get past the fear of failing.
Once a Risk-Taker, Always a Risk-Taker
Source: Psych Central
A recent study found that though the willingness to take recreational risks declines with age, the willingness to take social risks stays the same, which may leave elderly people open to fraud.
10 Questions for Charles C. Mann
Source: Discover
Charles C. Mann, author of 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus, answers questions about a second edition of the book and its follow-up, 1493: Uncovering the New World Columbus Created.
McKinley vs. Denali: Who Decides Names on a Map?
Source: National Geographic
For a century, the tallest mountain in North America was officially known by the name of the 25th U. S. President. In 2015, the official designation reverted to what most Alaskans already called it.
Ideas Cost Peace Prize Winner Freedom
Source: CNN
An advocate of human rights and democracy in China, Liu Xiaobo was imprisoned by his government in an attempt to silence him from sharing his ideas for change. Learn about his willingness to sacrifice his own freedom in the fight for the freedom of his country.
About Our Antagonisms
Source: Stanford Magazine
Two cultural psychologists have found that differences among cultures often come down to how we view ourselves—as individuals or as part of a group.
In Focus: The Prince and the Pauper
Source: History Today
The theme of class can be reflected in photographs as well as prose. Compare Twain’s story with the 1920 King George V incident.
Teenagers, Friends and Bad Decisions
Source: The New York Times
Through functional magnetic resonance imaging scans of 40 teens and adults, scientists discovered that teens act differently when with friends than with adults. The study also indicated that teens were more likely to engage in risky behavior with friends. Read why teens make these kinds of decisions.