Nature and technology: friends or enemies?
Source: BBC
Journalist Molly Flatt argues that there are positive relationships between nature and technology and that people can use technology to connect to nature.
Opinion
The trouble with democracy
Source: The Guardian
Democracy may be the goal of a freedom movement or revolution, but once it’s established, people sometimes experience “dictator envy”—the wish to avoid the messiness and indecisiveness of a government by, for, and of the people.
Why Are Shirt Buttons on Different Sides for Men and Women?
Source: Mental Floss
Read about some interesting theories related to fashion for men and women. Did nobility dictate the differences in fashion?
Patriotism on Broadway
Source: The Economist
The timelessness and universality of Alexander Hamilton’s story is explored in this review of the popular hip-hop musical Hamilton.
Does Your Dog Really Love You?
Source: CBS News
Find out what news correspondent Anderson Cooper thinks about his dog’s intelligence and how little we know about dogs.
Retail Therapy: Does It Help?
Source: Forbes
The old line, “When the going gets tough, the tough go shopping,” may hold a kernel of truth after all.
Why We Need the Wild
Source: The Wall Street Journal
Professor David Gessner of the University of North Carolina Wilmington reviews the nature writing in Jason Mark’s recently-published Satellites in the High Country, and he touches on some transcendental ideas in the process.
Moving Innovation in Education Forward
Source: Medium
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan presents an initiative to foster innovation in the educational system.
Nature Studies: Is it possible to put a price on nature? And if we can, should we?
Source: Independent
Environmental columnist Michael McCarthy expresses his uncertainty about a question posed at a high-profile debate.
A Better Way to Talk About Faith
Source: The New York Times
Religious traditions that bring some people together may drive a wedge between others. An organization called Interfaith Youth Core is working to bring together people of all faiths and none to focus on their shared tenets instead of their differences.