6 Signs You’re Sacrificing Too Much for Success
Source: Inc.com
In this article, John Brandon looks at the ways entrepreneurs may be able to tell that they are spending too much time at work—or thinking about work.
Culture & Society
3 Keys to Success: Provide Value to Your Network
Source: Entrepreneur
In this brief article, Lewis Howes gives three tips for providing value to your social network and, in return, making it more useful in your own success.
Things Every Courageous Leader Knows
Source: Forbes
One of the key factors in becoming a leader is the ability to take risks. Check out this list of attributes that define a courageous leader.
Faces of America with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Source: PBS
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. is an acclaimed author and scholar. In this PBS series, he explores the family histories of twelve prominent Americans to answer these questions: What made America? What makes us? Explore the site to discover more.
Archaeological Evidence of Homer’s Trojan War Found
Source: Los Angeles Times
Archaeological evidence now supports the idea that the city of Troy was not only larger and more important than previously realized, but that it also may have been able to withstand a ten year siege, just as Homer reported in the Iliad. Was the war really about the kidnapping of Helen? Or might it have been about the city’s overwhelming power? Read to find out.
Robert Frost’s Last Adventure
Source: New York Times
Many Americans know that the United States and the Soviet Union narrowly avoided nuclear war in 1962. Very few, however, know that poet Robert Frost met with the Premier of the Soviet Union, Nikita Khrushchev, just as the nuclear crisis got underway. Read this article by Stewart L. Udall to find out why the poet and the premier met, and discover what happened.
Animal Intelligence: How We Discover How Smart Animals Really Are
Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica Blog
It’s easy enough for most of us to identify different types of intelligence in human beings. After all, we’re human, and we know a lot about our own kind. But have you ever wondered how people identify types of intelligence in animals? Check out this summary of ways that we identify and evaluate intelligence in the non-human world.
In Search of Myths & Heroes
Source: PBS
Human beings have been telling tales for a very, very long time. Check out this site to learn about four tales you may never have heard before, the stories of the Queen of Sheba, Shangri-La, King Arthur, and Jason and the Argonauts.
Folk singer, activist Pete Seeger dies at 94
Source: Fox News
Pete Seeger used his music to protest and advocate for his beliefs—from the importance of cleaning up the Hudson River to fighting against Hitler. Read this article to learn more about the life of this music legend.
Ten reasons why we need more contact with nature
Source: The Guardian
In this article, we take a look at some of the reasons why people need to step away from their computers and head outside.