Sorry to ask but … do women apologize more than men?
Source: CNN
CNN correspondent Kelly Wallace discusses her use of the word “sorry, ” as well as its use in society in general.
Opinion
Thank Your Taxes
Source: Slate
Law professor Adam Chodorow argues that a series of tax disputes is what eventually led to the formation of the United States.
On the Bard’s birthday, is Shakespeare still relevant?
Source: The Washington Post
How can Shakespeare still be relevant in the age of the smartphone? Alexandra Petri takes a light-hearted view in this opinion piece.
5 Ways to Listen Better
Source: TED
What conflicts can you think of that happened because someone simply didn’t listen? People who tune out others’ ideas or hear only what they want or expect to hear can’t understand others or the world around them. In this TED Talk, sound expert Julian Treasure provides five tips for conscious, careful listening.
Millennial pink is exposing our culture’s worst anxieties about “girly stuff”
Source: Quartz
Author Sady Doyle argues that pink, whether feminine or not, is simply a flattering and pleasing color that has been popular throughout time.
Maybe Your Comfort Zone Isn’t What You Think It Is
Source: Psych Central
Psychologist Sarah Newman makes a distinction between avoiding things you fear and avoiding things you simply don’t like.
Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are? by Frans de Waal – review
Source: The Guardian
Professor Matthew Cobb reviews primatologist Frans de Waal’s book, in which he attempts to erase a behavioral division between humans and other animals.
To Overcome the Fear of Failure, Fear This Instead
Source: Medium
After talking to many successful entrepreneurs, professor and author Adam Grant found that they feared failing to act more than failing itself.
The Fertility and Futility of Hatred
Source: Psychology Today
Cultural anthropologist Janice Harper argues that expressing hatred is self-destructive.
Why Reconstruction Matters
Source: The New York Times
Columbia University history professor Eric Foner argues that Reconstruction ended before it could become truly successful, and he draws parallels to current affairs.