This Is Your Brain on Summer
Source: The New York Times
In this opinion piece, education expert Jeff Smink argues that enriching summer school programs will stymie learning loss and help students succeed.
Opinion
What is peace?
Source: Aeon
Anthropologist Margaret Paxson writes about her struggle to quantify peace and ultimately argues that peace is knowable.
On Stephen Hawking, Vader, and Being More Machine Than Human
Source: Wired
In this article, author and anthropologist Helene Mialet analyzes the relationship between humans and machines as it existed for scientist Stephen Hawking.
Does the Justice System Neglect Forgiveness?
Source: Scientific American
Research by New York University neuroscientists Oriel FeldmanHall and Peter Sokol-Hessner shows that broadening options to restore justice, such as reconciliation or compensating the victim rather than punishing the offender, could ease the burden of the U.S. justice system.
Bitter Sweets
Source: The New York Times
Bill Cheng writes about what it is like to be an A.B.C.: an American-Born Chinese. Read about his struggles to belong and feelings of being an outsider.
COVID-19’s essential workers deserve hazard pay
Source: The Brookings Institution
What’s the definition of an essential worker? How much should essential workers be paid? Read about some of the options and opinions around “hero pay.”
Australia has found common ground to respond to Covid-19. We can do the same for climate change
Source: The Guardian
The crises Australians faced in 2020 helped to unite them, prompting optimism about how the country will face future challenges.
Why a Free Media Means a Free Society
Source: Charles Koch Institute
The First Amendment of the United States Constitution guarantees that Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of the press. That essential freedom provides a powerful check to protect our democracy.
Where would we be without George Washington?
Source: National Constitution Center
George Washington retired shortly after the American Revolution and re-emerged on the political scene several years later. In this essay, historian Edward Larson emphasizes the significance of these actions and makes a connection to modern global revolutions.
Anne Frank’s Message is Still Important Today
Source: Teen Vogue
An opinion writer ponders why Anne Frank’s words still resonate with teenagers today.