What happens when the brain feels fear?
Source: Smithsonian Magazine
Some interesting things happen in our brain when we feel fear, which may explain why some of us choose to seek it.
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Restoring Trust and Improving Police and Community Relations
Source: ABC
How can relationships between law enforcement and communities begin to improve? Watch as author Dwayne Bryant offers his perspective.
Fighting Stigma with Ice Cream at Sikia Café
Source: The Christian Science Monitor
Café owners in Uganda encourage their customers to learn sign language to interact with their staff. Choose the Quick Read text option to get the basic story or the Deep Read text option for more details.
A Newly Digitized Logbook Documents Life and Death on a Slave Trading Ship
Source: Smithsonian Magazine
A slave ship’s logbook was recently found and sent to Georgetown University for preservation. Its record of enslaved lives lost during the ship’s voyage is both tragic and telling.
All the Records the 2020 Hurricane Season Has Broken So Far
Source: The Weather Channel
Hurricanes, cyclones, and storms—oh, my! Read about all of the records being broken this hurricane season.
The Real Story of Hua Mulan Is More Impressive Than Any Disney Version
Source: Esquire
The recently released Mulan movie is actually based on an ancient ballad. Many debate whether this ballad is fact or fiction…
Online chess is thriving, a calming constant in a chaotic year
Source: The Christian Science Monitor
While COVID-19 continues to challenge us physically and emotionally, online chess is here to challenge us mentally. With limitations on what we can do in-person, more and more people are flocking to join the online chess community.
Olympian Wyomia Tyus sprinted to gold and spoke out in Mexico City. America forgot her.
Source: The Washington Post
Read about often forgotten icon Wyomia Tyus and her quest for Olympic gold.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Fast Facts
Source: CNN
Want to know more about the extraordinary Ruth Bader Ginsburg? Read through this list of fast facts revealing some of the important work she accomplished during her career.
No Trick Or Treat: Americans Get Creative To Celebrate Halloween Safely
Source: NPR
What will Halloween look like this year with the looming threat of COVID-19? Parents fear for their children’s safety.