Mystery of Anne Frank’s informer revealed by Dutch author
Source: Irish Times
A newly published book adds another suspect to the list of people who might have betrayed the Frank family.
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Forgiveness vs. Reconciliation
Source: Psychology Today
Psychologist Ryan Howes explains that forgiveness is a singular act, while reconciliation is an interpersonal process.
Could Paternity Leave Policies Close the Wage Gap?
Source: Fast Company
In this article, business writer Vivian Giang argues that offering fathers more paternity leave will decrease the gender gap.
How Technology Makes Us Better Social Beings
Source: Smithsonian
Contradicting other studies, sociologist Keith Hampton has found that social networks like Facebook have connected people more than separated them.
How Facebook Makes Us Unhappy
Source: The New Yorker
Social media can help people connect with others, but it has other, less-positive effects as well. A best-selling psychology author explores this surprising phenomenon.
Rosa Parks
Source: History
Rosa Parks is well known for her decision not to give up her seat to a white person on a segregated bus during a time when a racist law forced African Americans to do this. Learn more about the life and efforts of this unassuming hero.
Richmond will fall again for 150th anniversary
Source: The Washington Post
Read about a four-day commemoration in Richmond, V.A. which will mark the 150th anniversary of the fall of the Confederacy’s capital on April 3, 1865.
Why we love ghost stories
Source: CNN
Author Ilie Ruby recalls the thrills of hearing ghost stories around campfires and explores why it is we are drawn to them.
Kepler Discovers Solar System’s Ancient ‘Twin’
Source: Discovery News
Astronomers studying data from NASA’s Kepler spacecraft have discovered a star that’s 11.2 billion years old and has at least five Earth-size planets.
Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Funny Civil War
Source: The New York Times
In the second year of the Civil War, Nathaniel Hawthorne published an article in Atlantic Monthly outlining his unconventional views on the war. American Studies professor Cynthia Wachtell offers her opinion about the piece.