The hidden power of smiling
Source: TED
Your smile can predict how long you live. Would you believe it? Listen to one man give voice to his theory about smiling.
Opinion
How Parents Influence Kids’ Gender Roles
Source: The Atlantic
How were you raised? Does it affect who you are now? Watch this short video to see how culture affects gender roles.
Teach Girls Bravery, Not Perfection
Source: TED
Rather than being taught to be brave risk-takers, Reshma Saujani argues girls are taught to avoid risk and failure. Do you agree with her claim?
Why celebrating Juneteenth is more important now than ever
Source: Vox
Juneteenth celebrates when enslaved people in the deep Confederacy finally learned of their freedom years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed. Read the article to learn more about the holiday and America’s history of oppression.
Are We Living in the Gilded Age 2.0 ?
Source: HISTORY
The Gilden Age, as its name suggests, was appealing on the surface, but many objectionable qualities laid below the exterior. Compare our current time period to the late 1800s.
Poll Shows Americans Shun Physical Robots But Welcome Smart Home Assistants
Source: Futurism
Why do Americans distrust robots? Do we have anything to fear? Read information from both sides of the debate.
Why figuring out what’s behind a big gender paradox won’t be easy
Source: Ars Technica
Science reporter Cathleen O’Grady explains the gender-equality paradox and and why drawing any conclusions from the research on it is tricky.
Is There Any Point to Protesting?
Source: The New Yorker
Weaving in examples throughout history, columnist Nathan Heller argues that even when marches and protests are ineffective, they are still important.
How to disagree productively and find common ground
Source: TED
Former world debate champion and business strategist Julia Dhar argues that debating ideas instead of identities is the key to productive conversations.
Is love losing its soul in the digital age?
Source: The Conversation
Philosophy professor Firmin DeBrabander contemplates how couples display their relationships on social media.