What color is Tuesday? Exploring synesthesia
Source: TED-Ed
What would you do if music made you see colors or numbers had a taste? Synesthesia occurs when two senses are combined. Watch a video about this amazing neurological trait.
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18 Under 18: Meet the Young Innovators Who Are Changing the World
Source: Fortune
Teenagers who have already achieved success in the business world share their future goals and the best advice they’ve ever received.
Why you need acquaintances, not just BFFs
Source: Mother Nature Network
Read about how simple acquaintances can be just as important to our health as our best friends.
The Black Student Loan Crisis That Led Robert Smith To Pay Off HBCU Morehouse Grads’ Debt
Source: Forbes
Read about one billionaire’s response to the student loan debt problems facing the country and how African American graduates are disproportionately affected.
What Is Career and Technical Education, Anyway?
Source: Education Week
Get the facts about career education classes available in high schools across the country in this Q&A.
At this library, it’s humans on loan, not books
Source: Mother Nature Network
Discover a new way to walk a mile in another’s shoes with a new type of library that tells the real stories of different people.
Facing Your Fear
Source: TED
Ava Norman describes how she overcame her greatest fear by embracing it.
Meet the suburban teen born without arms who will be competing in this weekend’s Chicago Triathlon
Source: Chicago Tribune
While Tim Bannon isn’t that into athletics, he won’t let anything—including his disability—get in the way of him doing exactly what he wants to do.
My invention that made peace with lions
Source: TED
Listen to Richard Turere—a young inventor who saved his Maasai community by effectively scaring away lions.
How rural areas like Florida’s Panhandle can become more hurricane-ready
Source: The Conversation
With hurricane season well under way, communities proactively plan in hopes of minimizing damage.