By cataloging every conceivable human skin tone, Angélica Dass illustrates that skin color and race are more complex than they might appear at first glance. Angélica Dass Artist and Photographer Angélica Dass’s photography challenges how we think about skin color and ethnic identity. In this personal talk, hear about the inspiration behind her portrait project,[…]
NASA Earth Observatory image of hurricanes Lester and Madeline taken August 29, 2016, when both storms were hovering between Category 3 and 4. / Jesse Allen / NASA Earth Observatory, using VIIRS data from the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership By Adam Wernick / 09.27.2016 Familiar weather patterns are a thing of the past, and the[…]
A word from Geoff Watts, Director of Coffee, Intelligenstia Coffee: I’m a firm believer that understanding is developed through the act of comparison. Learning to talk about the character of a coffee from a particular origin requires that one have some frame of reference, and if the goal is to figure out what makes a[…]
The field near the town of Dryanovets in Northeast Bulgaria where the Battle of Abritus between Rome and the Goths took place 1765 years ago. Photo: TV grab from BNT By Ivan Dikov / 09.15.2016 Archaeology in Bulgaria The battlefield of one of the greatest battles in the Late Antiquity, the 251 AD Battle of[…]
NEW YORK, NY – SEPTEMBER 18: New York Mayor Bill de Blasio (R) and New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (C) stand in front of a mangled dumpster while touring the site of an explosion that occurred on Saturday night on September 18, 2016 in the Chelsea neighborhood of New York City. An explosion in a[…]
09.16.2016 Two years after selecting the next generation of American spacecraft and rockets that will launch astronauts to the International Space Station, engineers and spaceflight specialists across NASA’s Commercial Crew Program, Boeing and SpaceX are putting in place the elements required for successful missions. Here are eight things to know about Commercial Crew: Astronauts Suni[…]
Street kids playing in Ahmedabad. Image from Flickr by Sandeep Chetan By Palash Ranjan Sanyal / 09.18.2016 A Delhi-based newspaper written and published by street children has been telling their stories in their voices and struggling for their rights for over a decade now. The newspaper named Balaknama, meaning ‘Voice of Children’ in Hindi, has built up a solid reputation[…]
By Conover Kennard / 09.19.2016 Donald Trump appeared on Fox & Friends Monday morning and blamed the weekend attacks in New Jersey and New York City on refugees, a lack of profiling by law enforcement, and the First Amendment. Conservatives always go right past that First Amendment and only abide by the Second. Trump took aim[…]
Vénus aux forges de Vulcain, from Les Tentures de François Boucher Series, about 1775–1778; after painting by François Boucher, after designs by Maurice Jacques, Louis Tessier, and Jacques Neilson. Wool and silk, 50 x 192 in. J. Paul Getty Museum, 71.DD.468 By Robin E. Johnson / 06.08.2016 Although two centuries apart, J. Paul Getty and[…]
Shutterstock By Anna Valero / 09.19.2016 PhD Candidate in Economics, Research Economist London School of Economics and Political Science In 1900, just 1% of young people in the world were enrolled at university. Over the course of the next century this exploded to 20%, as recognition of the value of such an education became widespread.[…]
By Miranda Blue / 09.19.2016 Back in May, we reported that Ohio pastor Frank Amedia was serving as a volunteer “liaison for Christian policy” for Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, setting up meetings for the candidate with conservative religious figures. Amedia, as we noted at the time, is part of a controversial movement of self-proclaimed “prophets”[…]
By Sarah Powers / 09.19.2016 Letting Go of The Need to Please Daring to set boundaries is about having the courage to love ourselves even when we risk disappointing others. ~ Brene Brown When I was in the seventh grade, I moved to a new city and started a new school. I was terrified and[…]