Female Naval aviators flying high to make history at the Super Bowl
Source: CBS San Diego
Watch this video clip to learn more about these amazing female pilots and the enduring legacy of women in aviation.
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Redshirt the Boys
Source: The Atlantic
Gender, age, and socioeconomic status play a part in how well someone performs in school. Read about the complicated and layered issue “redshirting” could help solve.
‘Evil Genius’: Mind-Bending Illusion Built Into Skyline Confuses Internet
Source: Newsweek
Don’t let this optical illusion fool you. You won’t need to press play when you see this skyline illusion.
26 Types of Activism To Know (Plus Examples)
Source: Good Good Good
Read about different kinds of activism.
The balance of power is shifting in the tech industry
Source: CNN
Learn about drastic changes happening in tech companies and how it will impact hiring and day-to-day work.
From Biggie to Kendrick: super-producer Pete Rock on hip-hop’s golden ages
Source: The Guardian
Learn about all about music producer Pete Rock’s incredible career and influence in the music industry.
Theater Experience in Shakespeare’s Lifetime
Source: ThoughtCo.
Today we study Shakespeare in school and often see his plays in formal settings, but is that how they were meant to be experienced? Learn more about what going to see a play was really like when Shakespeare’s theater company put them on stage for the first time.
‘I’m a Friendship Expert, This Is How Many Friends You Need’
Source: Newsweek
What’s the best number of friends for a person to have? Click this link to hear from a professor whose research explores this very question.
U.S. broadens immigration program for Haitian migrants, citing humanitarian crisis
Source: CBS News
Due to severe political and economic instability in Haiti, the Department of Homeland Security will allow thousands of Haitian immigrants to remain in the US for longer periods of time.
Aberystwyth: Holocaust refugee meets woman who fled Syrian war
Source: BBC
Read about how the experiences of a Holocaust refugee and a Syrian Civil War refugee are bridged by a university exhibit in Wales.