What You Need To Know As The First COVID-19 Vaccine Heads Your Way
Source: NPR
Skim through these questions and answers about the new COVID vaccine.
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Decatur students get historic marker approved to memorialize MLK’s arrest, release
Source: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Read about what these students have achieved through their continued activism.
One Man’s Epic Quest to Visit Every Former Slave Dwelling in the United States
Source: Smithsonian Magazine
Joseph McGill, Jr., a descendant of slaves, has slept in 41 of the remaining slave dwellings so far. He hopes to bring awareness to the small buildings that housed slaves before the buildings all disappear.
Falling Toward Grace
Source: Marie Claire
Learn about Karina Hollekim, a daredevil who survived a failed parachute jump and eventually was able to ski again.
Can Language Influence Our Perception of Reality?
Source: Slate
Learn about research into how and why people from different linguistic backgrounds might remember the same event in different ways.
Apache Girl’s Rite of Passage
Source: National Geographic
In some cultures, the passage from childhood to adulthood is marked by much more than just another birthday celebration. This short video takes us on a journey with 13-year-old Dachina Cochise as she participates in a traditional Apache ceremony that is meant to symbolize her transition into adulthood.
Anne Frank’s arrest might not have stemmed from betrayal
Source: CNN
New research from the Anne Frank House suggests that Anne and her family may have not in fact been betrayed by someone who knew about their hiding place. Read to learn more.
Dare to Disagree
Source: TED
Constructive conflict fuels progress far better than passive agreement does. Learn how great ideas and strong results can stem from disagreement.
Woman describes what it was like to be the only survivor of a flight obliterated by a thunderstorm
Source: Business Insider
Juliane Koepcke recounts surviving a plane crash and eleven days alone in the Peruvian jungle decades earlier.
Can early computer science education boost number of women in tech?
Source: San Jose Mercury News
Computer engineering and related fields are historically—and continue to be—dominated by men. Many universities are now looking to increase the number of women who graduate with programming degrees.