Teens, Your Brain Needs Real Food
Source: U.S. News & World Report
We all know nutrition is important for our well-being, but this article explains why it’s especially important for teenagers to maintain a balanced, healthy diet.
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Fighting for Visibility
Source: Astronomy
Hidden Figures, first a book and now a movie, brings to light the significant role of some of the female African-American mathematicians at NASA during the 1960s, and the challenges faced by the women at that time.
Book Excerpt from The Mountain: My Time on Everest
Source: Washington University Alumni Magazine
Ed Viesturs is an American high-altitude mountaineer who rose to the challenge of climbing over 8,000 meters (26,246 feet) on Mount Everest in 1987 at 27 years old. 18 years later he was recognized as the first American to climb all fourteen peaks in the world higher than 8,000 meters.
Homeless Hero Reader Stories
Source: Homeless Hero
This collection of anecdotes provides insight into the day-to-day life, thoughts, fears, and hopes of everyday people who have lived or are living without a home of their own.
A student’s perspective on technology in her school and classroom
Source: Parent Paperwork
Read about the benefits of technology for learning from the perspective of a high-school student.
The Neuroscience of Imagination
Source: ED TED
The power of the imagination knows no bounds! How much work do you think your brain is doing to conjure up a unique, crazy image? Learn about the neuroscience behind this amazing creative tool.
These Rarely Seen Photographs are a Who’s Who of the Harlem Renaissance
Source: Smithsonian
Read about this collection of photos by Carl Van Vechten, who employed more of an archival rather than artistic method to his work. He sought to photograph as many notable people of the early 20th century as possible.
How To Get Dads To Take Parental Leave? Seeing Other Dads Do It
Source: NPR
Statistics show that seeing other fathers take parental leave helps remove the stigma of leaving work for an extended time.
Should U.S. pay reparations for slavery? U.N.-appointed experts think so
Source: CBS
Read why the United Nations recommends formal apologies and reparations be made to black Americans and why the subject is controversial.
Millennials in Search of a Different Kind of Career
Source: The Atlantic
It seems young adults of the so-called “millennial” generation want different things from their jobs than members of previous generations have wanted. This article explores some of the attitudes and experiences of today’s workforce.