Get ready for a future in which your favorite products act like helicopter parents

Source: Fast Company

Is “smart packaging” with sensors and bluetooth connectivity the future of consumer packaging? Read about the possibilities.

BORDERLINE

Source: Washington Post

Explore part or all of the boundaries that separate the United States and Mexico.

Online Museum Is Preserving ‘Endangered’ Sounds for Future Generations

Source: Mental Floss

Technological advances force some objects to become obselete. Something widely used even ten years ago may now be a relic. An online museum aims to catalog and preserve the sounds these outdated objects make.

The Hopeful, Heartbreaking Ads Placed by Formerly Enslaved People in Search of Lost Family

Source: Slate

In an effort to connect with separated family members, many freedpeople turned to newspaper advertisements after emacipation.

Whitman and Race

Source: PBS

Walt Whitman’s views on race reveal the problematic racial bias present even in those considered “progressives” in the 19th century.

Brazilian Big-Wave Surfer Sets a Record

Source: The New York Times

Maya Gabeira is accustomed to overcoming obstacles. After a giant wave almost killed her, she came back to conquer the waves and the big-wave surfing industry.

Map of the Freedom Riders Route

Source: Tripline

Follow the route the Freedom Riders took in this interactive map.

Even 3-year-olds have a sense of justice

Source: Science

In one study, German scientists found that young children display a sense of justice. Read about the experiment that led to the conclusion.

How Jhumpa Lahiri Learned to Write Again

Source: Wall Street Journal

Pulitzer-prize winning author Jhumpa Lahiri, know for writing about themes of nationality and belonging, discusses how learning the Italian language helped her re-discover herself.

The Life-Changing Power Of Redefining How You Measure Success

Source: Forbes

Author and speaker Margie Warrell argues that the key to success is serving others.