Redshirt the Boys
Source: The Atlantic
Gender, age, and socioeconomic status play a part in how well someone performs in school. Read about the complicated and layered issue “redshirting” could help solve.
Culture & Society
26 Types of Activism To Know (Plus Examples)
Source: Good Good Good
Read about different kinds of activism.
The balance of power is shifting in the tech industry
Source: CNN
Learn about drastic changes happening in tech companies and how it will impact hiring and day-to-day work.
Liberty Bell tolls to announce Declaration of Independence
Source: History
We’ve all heard of the liberty bell, but check out this article to learn more about the history and significance behind this extraordinary historical artifact.
From Biggie to Kendrick: super-producer Pete Rock on hip-hop’s golden ages
Source: The Guardian
Learn about all about music producer Pete Rock’s incredible career and influence in the music industry.
Pigcasso: Pot-Bellied Pig Produces Award-Winning Art In Mokelumne Hill
Source: CBS Sacramento
Pigs are known for being highly intelligent animals, but this pig is known for her creativity, too.
Why Australia Bottles Up Its Air
Source: YouTube (Tom Scott channel)
Land is one thing, but is it possible to explore the very air of the past? Thanks to some forward-thinking scientists in Australia, it is!
And it is all because of the Cape Grim Air Archive, which has been capturing samples of some of the most pristine air on the planet for nearly 50 years.
Theater Experience in Shakespeare’s Lifetime
Source: ThoughtCo.
Today we study Shakespeare in school and often see his plays in formal settings, but is that how they were meant to be experienced? Learn more about what going to see a play was really like when Shakespeare’s theater company put them on stage for the first time.
U.S. broadens immigration program for Haitian migrants, citing humanitarian crisis
Source: CBS News
Due to severe political and economic instability in Haiti, the Department of Homeland Security will allow thousands of Haitian immigrants to remain in the US for longer periods of time.
Aberystwyth: Holocaust refugee meets woman who fled Syrian war
Source: BBC
Read about how the experiences of a Holocaust refugee and a Syrian Civil War refugee are bridged by a university exhibit in Wales.