How one journalist risked her life to hold murderers accountable
Source: TED
Journalist Ida B. Wells was as civil rights activist during the late 1800’s. Her tireless struggle for justice helped spark the movement for equal rights.
Culture & Society
Quiz: What YA mythological tale should you read next?
Source: BookRiot
Reading books about heroic characters from other worlds can be a nice distraction during the pandemic. Take the short quiz to find a mythological recommendation tailored to your taste.
Watch: Quarantined Italians are singing their hearts out. It’s beautiful.
Source: Vox
Italians sing to each other, offering camaraderie and solace during these difficult times.
The Other Problematic Outbreak
Source: The Atlantic
Read about how the global coronavirus pandemic exacerbated existing prejudices around the world.
After coronavirus subsides, we must pay teachers more
Source: Brookings
With the way we learn and work upended by social isolation rules, one writer argues that it’s time to change the way educators’ work is valued.
9 Legends of American Folklore
Source: How Stuff Works
Folktales show us a lot about who we once were and still are. Check out these descriptions of nine classic characters from American folklore: Paul Bunyan, John Henry, Sally Ann Thunder, Johnny Appleseed, Mike Fink, Pecos Bill, Geronimo, and Old Stormalong. Why were they so famous? Why are they still famous today?
This is why everyone is hoarding toilet paper
Source: Ars Technica
Grocery shopping during a pandemic is already a strange experience involving sanitizing carts and maintaining social distance. But why does it also include whole aisles of empty shelves where toilet paper should be?
Katy Perry, Michael Jordan, Bill Gates, and others share what they wish they’d known as a teenager
Source: Newsweek
Check out this link to learn what advice some of the most famous and successful people in the world have for teenagers.
Gaming Can Make a Better World
Source: TED
“Video games are a waste of time!” How many times have you heard that? One game designer thinks the contrary—that games and the skills they develop in gamers could be the key to solving some of the biggest challenges facing the real world.
The age of loneliness is killing us
Source: The Guardian
In this essay, writer George Monbiot explores the current state of humanity—and finds that it centers not on our devotion to technology, but instead on our loss of bonds with others.