‘Speak up!’ — ‘Sesame Street’ tackles racism in TV special
Source: AP News
Sesame Street is teaching children to stand up against racism in some of their newest episodes.
Technology
A Rocket Scientist’s Love Algorithm Adds Up During Covid-19
Source: Wired
The search for true love is always complicated. Find out how one NASA engineer attempted to crack the code.
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.
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.
Mount Everest: South Route
Source: Mammut
Explore Mount Everest like a pro climber. See everything from the base camp to the summit thanks to innovative 360° camera equipment.
Dogs could help us win the fight against COVID-19
Source: Kinder
| Dogs can already sniff out various diseases and infections, and researchers think that this skill can successfully aid in the early diagnosis of COVID-19. |
How Animals Shaped Our Modern World
Source: Popular Mechanics
Nature is important to humans in some very practical ways. Read about some of the technological advances the animal world has given us.
From the George Floyd moment to a Black Lives Matter movement, in tweets
Source: The Brookings Institution
To track the development of Black Lives Matter protests in 2020, researchers analyzed social media use.
Discover the power of micro-volunteering and recharge your batteries by doing good
Source: Kinder
| Looking for ways to pass the time while traditional volunteer opportunities may not be available? Read about micro-volunteering opportunities that you can do straight from your smartphone or computer. |
America’s digital divide: Why Internet access should be a basic human right
Source: The Optimist Daily
The pandemic has forced us to view our everyday lives in a new light, including our access to an internet connection. With virtual learning becoming a necessity rather than a luxury, should internet access be a basic human right?