On July 19, 2020, the United Arab Emirates Space Association (UAESA) launched a rocket named Hope into space in celebration of the country’s 50th anniversary. Hope went into orbit around Mars to transmit previously unobserved weather data, making t...
Orbiting more than 225 thousand miles from the Earth, the Moon is more than a pretty sight in the sky or a conduit for human exploration: It contains valuable natural resources. Considering the Moon’s vast reserves of Helium-3 (better known as H-3,...
Margaret “Midge” Purce is a professional soccer player for NJ/NY Gotham FC with 30 caps for the US Women’s National Team (USWNT), as well as an outspoken advocate for gender equality, equal pay, and equal opportunity for women and girls in spor...
In 2006, Russian auteur Ilya Khrzhanovsky decided to produce a film titled “DAU” about Lev Landau, a prominent Soviet physicist and 1962 Nobel laureate. Khrzhanovsky obsessed for two years over how the film could achieve total authenticit...
In 2006, Russian auteur Ilya Khrzhanovsky decided to produce a film titled “DAU” about Lev Landau, a prominent Soviet physicist and 1962 Nobel laureate. Khrzhanovsky obsessed for two years over how the film could achieve total authenticit...
Spain and Sweden started with parallel stories: decades of conservative sexual assault laws, skewed against the victim. A recent public rape case with a verdict that supported the perpetrator. Public backlash, protests, media campaigns. Political rea...
Spain and Sweden started with parallel stories: decades of conservative sexual assault laws, skewed against the victim. A recent public rape case with a verdict that supported the perpetrator. Public backlash, protests, media campaigns. Political rea...
Colin Kaepernick’s Nike sponsorship, Kendall Jenner’s advertising stint with Pepsi, and Gillette’s The Best Men Can Be campaign demonstrate the growing popularization of brand activism. The use of popular social activism issues in marketing is ...
Colin Kaepernick’s Nike sponsorship, Kendall Jenner’s advertising stint with Pepsi, and Gillette’s The Best Men Can Be campaign demonstrate the growing popularization of brand activism. The use of popular social activism issues in marketing is ...
Inequality is rampant throughout the college admissions process. In the 1930s, as societal norms began to favor inclusivity, universities began creating opaque processes designed to grant wealthy but academically under-qualified students admission. R...
Inequality is rampant throughout the college admissions process. In the 1930s, as societal norms began to favor inclusivity, universities began creating opaque processes designed to grant wealthy but academically under-qualified students admission. R...
Though it may hard to view your dogs (as cuddly as they may be) as finished products coming straight from a quasi-factory, this is a pretty accurate description of their origins. 60.2 million American households are estimated to own dogs. Though no...
Though it may hard to view your dogs (as cuddly as they may be) as finished products coming straight from a quasi-factory, this is a pretty accurate description of their origins. 60.2 million American households are estimated to own dogs. Though no...
Nigeria’s film industry, nicknamed Nollywood, is flourishing as both a source of economic prosperity and an outlet for cultural creative curiosity. As many Nollywood films have increased in quality and global circulation, they have achieved an incr...
Nigeria’s film industry, nicknamed Nollywood, is flourishing as both a source of economic prosperity and an outlet for cultural creative curiosity. As many Nollywood films have increased in quality and global circulation, they have achieved an incr...
In the past twenty years, the face of the quintessential plastic surgery patient has changed dramatically. Women are more likely than ever to seek cosmetic procedures at an increasingly younger age, and, much like trends in fashion, these procedures ...
In the past twenty years, the face of the quintessential plastic surgery patient has changed dramatically. Women are more likely than ever to seek cosmetic procedures at an increasingly younger age, and, much like trends in fashion, these procedures ...
When interpersonal injustice – discrimination, harassment, or assault – is perpetrated within the context of an institution such as a workplace or school, the institution often responds with action intended not to understand the transgres...
When interpersonal injustice – discrimination, harassment, or assault – is perpetrated within the context of an institution such as a workplace or school, the institution often responds with action intended not to understand the transgres...
Algorithms have been created in a way that both reflects and perpetuates biases, particularly those regarding race and gender. In the past, algorithms have been perceived as neutral; algorithms come from technology, are coded, and are ‘logical,’ ...
Algorithms have been created in a way that both reflects and perpetuates biases, particularly those regarding race and gender. In the past, algorithms have been perceived as neutral; algorithms come from technology, are coded, and are ‘logical,’ ...
In a couple decades, veganism might be a rational economic choice for Americans, rather than an ideological stance. Animal agriculture is inefficient, unsustainable, and damages the environment. Recent research suggests that forgoing beef may do more...
In a couple decades, veganism might be a rational economic choice for Americans, rather than an ideological stance. Animal agriculture is inefficient, unsustainable, and damages the environment. Recent research suggests that forgoing beef may do more...
The Michael Cohen testimony this month brought yet another round of commentary and speculation about the fate of the Trump presidency. Calls for impeachment, though, were largely dismissed by Democratic party leaders, who prefer to wait until the det...
The Michael Cohen testimony this month brought yet another round of commentary and speculation about the fate of the Trump presidency. Calls for impeachment, though, were largely dismissed by Democratic party leaders, who prefer to wait until the det...
On December 12th, the southern autonomous region of Spain, Andalucia, held elections for parliament. Unsurprisingly, the established parties — Partido Popular, Partido Socialista Obrero Español, Ciudadanos, and Podemos — were all contend...
On December 12th, the southern autonomous region of Spain, Andalucia, held elections for parliament. Unsurprisingly, the established parties — Partido Popular, Partido Socialista Obrero Español, Ciudadanos, and Podemos — were all contend...